In America, the ambulance service is something that impresses me almost daily. Having lived in Russia, I can attest that we have something that is truly great and dependable. Not only will the ambulance arrive quickly, there will also be equipment to sustain the patient till the hospital. During the Black History month, our university published an article about the Freedom House Ambulance Service, the first EMS service in the nation. Formed in 1967 by Peter Safar, its goal was to provide advanced care to people on the way to the hospital. The employees were African Americans from the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and together with the medical team at Presbyterian Hospital they developed nation's first EMS service that is common place today.
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