The Paramedics of Pittsburgh: Freedom House Ambulance Service
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Before 1967, "paramedic" wasn't a word and few first responders had training that went beyond basic first aid. That would all change with Freedom House Ambulance Service. Established in and by an overlooked Black community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Freedom House Ambulance Service created the life-changing and lifesaving mobile emergency medical care we all benefit from today. Their knowledge would go on to be embraced and practiced all around the world, but the pioneering group would be lost to history…until now.
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