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IJE Advance Access originally published online on March 31, 2005
International Journal of Epidemiology 2005 34(2):431-432; doi:10.1093/ije/dyi018
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Commentary: Modern day ‘flying ambulances’ for coronary care: a tale of two cities

Wayne Rosamond and Anne-Marie Johnson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. E-mail: wayne_rosamond@mail.cscc.unc.edu

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Although mobile medical care dates back to the horse-drawn wagons used in battlefields across Europe in the 12th century, creation of the modern ambulance is often credited to Dominique-Jean Larrey in 1792.1 Larrey, Napoleon's private surgeon, designed horse-drawn carts called ‘flying ambulances’ to carry surgeons and medical supplies into the field of battle. The idea of using mobile units for treating civilians grew from the visionary work of Peter Shepherd, who, with the St. Johns Ambulance Association of London, helped establish Britain's first ambulance transport service in 1872.2 Pre-hospital emergency care designed specifically for acute coronary events marks its . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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