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Author:   Ryan Corbett Bell
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9780786473014

ISBN 10:   0786473010
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   14 September 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1. Prelude to the Ambulance      2. Debut of the Ambulance      3. The Modern Ambulance Appears      4. Developments During the Civil War      5. “Let Us No Longer Add Murder to Maiming”: The Civilian Ambulance in America      6. Badge and Bandages: Police Surgeons and Patrol Ambulances      7. The Ambulance Surgeons      8. First Aides: Early Ambulance Attendants and Emergency Hospitals      9. From Horses to Horsepower      Between pages 176 and 177 are 8 color plates containing 12 images 10. Siren Call: The Lure of Speed      11. Specialty Squads and Disaster Cars      12. The 1950s: Losing the Battle      13. The 1960s: Changing Tactics      14. An Incomplete Revolution: 1970 to 2000      15. The Ambulance in the 21st Century      Appendix I. In Search of the Origins of the Misericordia      Appendix II. Barber Surgeons      Appendix III. Dalton: A Life of Service      Appendix IV. Shock of Life: The Portable Defibrillator      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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-fascinating history---C&RL News; -you will enjoy this book---1st Responder News; -fires 398 hard-bound pages at the subject...scope is amazing...much prewar-automobile referencing abounds...this book hits the center!---Prewar Auto Notes; -if there was a best-seller list for EMS books, [this book] would surely be included. From the EMS veteran to the rookie, you'll find enjoyment in this easy-to-read trip back in time that examines the origin, history and development of the ambulance and the people who have dedicated their lives to saving others...comprehensive---Journal of Emergency Medical Services; -this book is stimulating and rewarding---SpeedReaders.

fascinating history --<i>C&RL News</i>; you will enjoy this book --<i>1st Responder News</i>; fires 398 hard-bound pages at the subject...scope is amazing...much prewar-automobile referencing abounds...this book hits the center! --<i>Prewar Auto Notes</i>; if there was a best-seller list for EMS books, [this book] would surely be included. From the EMS veteran to the rookie, you'll find enjoyment in this easy-to-read trip back in time that examines the origin, history and development of the ambulance and the people who have dedicated their lives to saving others...comprehensive --<i>Journal of Emergency Medical Services</i>; this book is stimulating and rewarding --<i>SpeedReaders</i>.

fascinating history--C&RL News; you will enjoy this book --1st Responder News; fires 398 hard-bound pages at the subject...scope is amazing...much prewar-automobile referencing abounds...this book hits the center! --Prewar Auto Notes

Author Information

Ryan Corbett Bell, a psychiatrist and former district attorney, has visited hospitals, clinics, leper colonies, and infirmaries worldwide and studies medical history and the ways in which care is delivered. He lives in Rochester, New York.

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