Questions and Answers 1 How has emergency medical services been involved in disasters in the past? Emergency medical services (EMS) has been involved with disaster response as part of their routine responses. During a disaster, EMS will typically be called…
Questions and Answers 1 What is public health? Public health can be a very wide-ranging field that can include injury prevention, disease surveillance, and management of underserved populations. The American Public Health Association is a group based in Washington, DC,…
Questions and Answers 1 When did emergency medical services originate? There are reports from biblical times where care was performed outside of places for healing. The Edwin Smith Papyrus and Babylonian Code of Hammurabi detailed early treatment and transport protocols.…