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Ambulance Technlogy
Top Right
David Loftin, "Federally Funded Ambulances" photograph, 1980, _David Lofitn Collection_, Rome, GA
Top Right
Nancy Runkle,"Today's Ambulance" digital photograph, September 2008, _Nancy Runkle Collection_, Cartersville, GA
Middle Left
David Loftin, "Introduction to flght" photpgraph, 1980, _David Loftin Collection_, Rome, GA
Middle Right
Marcus Desmond,"Hurse Ambulance" digital photgraph, May 2006, _Marcus Desmond Collection_, Cartersville, GA
Bottom Left
Marcus Desmond, "Honor Guard Posing" digital photograph, May 2006, _Marcus Desmond Collection_, Cartersville, GA
Bottom Right
Nancy Runkle, "Back of the Ambulance" digital photograph, September 2008, _Nancy Runkle Collection_, Cartersville, Ga
Believe it or not, emergency medical systems spawned from an Army surgeon by the name of Dr. Jonathan Letterman. On august 6, 1862, he created the army ambulance corps. Unhappy with the way the troops were being cared for, Dr. Letterman saw improvements could be made and came up with a system that is based on his idea years ago. The three main components of his systems included a field medic to start treatment, a fast way to get the inured out of the field, and a field hospital to get the inured to the operating table as quickly as possible. The medic tuned into a paramedic. The fast transport turned into an ambulance and the field hospital turned into a trauma center. In the early 1950- 1960’s there wasn’t any formal training of emts and paramedics. There were no regulations on ambulances. In 1966, funeral homes ran most of the ambulance services. They were only big enough to fit a stretcher in and they only transported the patient. There wasn’t any room to perform any patient care. Two major milestones were the publication of Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society, Highway Safety Act of 1966, and the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act of 1973. The publication discredited the emergency systems in place and spawned the House of Representatives to pass a bill that would develop programs that would help highway patients in need. “Medical Requirements for Ambulance Design and Equipment” written by the National Research Council helped develop criteria for development of ambulance. This criteria was known as KKK- specs. New ambulances had to be one of three types. Type 1 was a cab-chassis with a modular body. Type 2 was a standard van. Type 3 combines attributes of type 1 and type 2. In Georgia, that meant federal grants would be allotted for ambulances in the form of block grants. Ambulance were purchased by federal grant money were required to be white with an orange stripe. When President Reagan’s Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ended federal funding, it was left up to states and local communities to pay for ambulances through local tax funds. This is what spawned newer and improved renovation and color schemes. Some children’s hospital ambulances in Atlanta have critical care units that have capabilities that any intensive care units have. They also have DVD players for the children to enjoy and to keep them calm. Also there are critical care ambulance with advanced equipment and life supporting measures.
1. Jeffry D. Weirt , “Dr. Letterman’s War” Civil War Times 45:7 (2006) pg 7.
2. The Emergency Medical Division, Emergency Medical Services, NHTSA Leading the way (Washington, D.C.: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation,1996 ) pg.6-8
3. Bruce J. Walz, Emergency Medical Systems (Albany :Thompson Delmar Learning, 2002), 25, 35, 91
4. Bruce J. Walz, Emergency Medical Systems (Albany :Thompson Delmar Learning, 2002), 25, 35, 91
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Medical_Services_in_the_U...
Ambulance Technlogy
Top Right
David Loftin, "Federally Funded Ambulances" photograph, 1980, _David Lofitn Collection_, Rome, GA
Top Right
Nancy Runkle,"Today's Ambulance" digital photograph, September 2008, _Nancy Runkle Collection_, Cartersville, GA
Middle Left
David Loftin, "Introduction to flght" photpgraph, 1980, _David Loftin Collection_, Rome, GA
Middle Right
Marcus Desmond,"Hurse Ambulance" digital photgraph, May 2006, _Marcus Desmond Collection_, Cartersville, GA
Bottom Left
Marcus Desmond, "Honor Guard Posing" digital photograph, May 2006, _Marcus Desmond Collection_, Cartersville, GA
Bottom Right
Nancy Runkle, "Back of the Ambulance" digital photograph, September 2008, _Nancy Runkle Collection_, Cartersville, Ga
Believe it or not, emergency medical systems spawned from an Army surgeon by the name of Dr. Jonathan Letterman. On august 6, 1862, he created the army ambulance corps. Unhappy with the way the troops were being cared for, Dr. Letterman saw improvements could be made and came up with a system that is based on his idea years ago. The three main components of his systems included a field medic to start treatment, a fast way to get the inured out of the field, and a field hospital to get the inured to the operating table as quickly as possible. The medic tuned into a paramedic. The fast transport turned into an ambulance and the field hospital turned into a trauma center. In the early 1950- 1960’s there wasn’t any formal training of emts and paramedics. There were no regulations on ambulances. In 1966, funeral homes ran most of the ambulance services. They were only big enough to fit a stretcher in and they only transported the patient. There wasn’t any room to perform any patient care. Two major milestones were the publication of Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society, Highway Safety Act of 1966, and the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act of 1973. The publication discredited the emergency systems in place and spawned the House of Representatives to pass a bill that would develop programs that would help highway patients in need. “Medical Requirements for Ambulance Design and Equipment” written by the National Research Council helped develop criteria for development of ambulance. This criteria was known as KKK- specs. New ambulances had to be one of three types. Type 1 was a cab-chassis with a modular body. Type 2 was a standard van. Type 3 combines attributes of type 1 and type 2. In Georgia, that meant federal grants would be allotted for ambulances in the form of block grants. Ambulance were purchased by federal grant money were required to be white with an orange stripe. When President Reagan’s Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 ended federal funding, it was left up to states and local communities to pay for ambulances through local tax funds. This is what spawned newer and improved renovation and color schemes. Some children’s hospital ambulances in Atlanta have critical care units that have capabilities that any intensive care units have. They also have DVD players for the children to enjoy and to keep them calm. Also there are critical care ambulance with advanced equipment and life supporting measures.
1. Jeffry D. Weirt , “Dr. Letterman’s War” Civil War Times 45:7 (2006) pg 7.
2. The Emergency Medical Division, Emergency Medical Services, NHTSA Leading the way (Washington, D.C.: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation,1996 ) pg.6-8
3. Bruce J. Walz, Emergency Medical Systems (Albany :Thompson Delmar Learning, 2002), 25, 35, 91
4. Bruce J. Walz, Emergency Medical Systems (Albany :Thompson Delmar Learning, 2002), 25, 35, 91
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambulance
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Medical_Services_in_the_U...