The Origins of EMS in Military Medicine

How combat medicine influenced the advent of today's EMS model

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Though EMS as medical treatment of a patient prior to and during transportation to the hospital may have roots dating back centuries, it is only since Napoleon’s European campaigns that we can draw a direct line from his system for moving combat casualties to today’s EMS. Napoleon’s physician, Dominique-Jean Larrey, developed a system specifically for transportation of battle casualties (the “flying” ambulance), which was introduced into the U.S. Army during the Civil War.

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The Origins of EMS in Military Medicine

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