Did the Emergency! TV show Help Build Modern EMS in the U.S.? Yes. The Emergency! TV show did not invent paramedics, but it powerfully accelerated the growth of modern EMS in the United States by popularizing advanced prehospital care, legitimizing paramedics to the public and hospitals, and helping win political and budget support in the 1970s. The series was produced with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and physicians, so it depicted real techniques and communication protocols that communities then sought to emulate.

How did a ’70s TV drama supercharge real-world EMS? Discover how Emergency! helped launch paramedics and forged ties from LA County Fire to Harbor‑UCLA. What scene do you remember most? #EmergencyTVShow #EMSHistory #HarborUCLAMedicalCenter #LACountyFireDepartment #Paramedics

Happy happy HAPPY belated 90th birthday to the beloved Marco Lopez, who played Firefighter Marco Lopez on the 1970’s TV show Emergency! Hope you have a great day Marco! 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉💖

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Johnny Gage from the old TV show Emergency! Is so hot and sexy. *Sigh* 😍😍😍🤤

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Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto were best friends in the 1970’s TV show Emergency! And the actors who played them, Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, have been actual friends in real life to this day. ☺️💖

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mornings. But the only thing with that is they only show the first two seasons over and over again, which is annoying.

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Me earlier today in my motorized wheelchair I named Squad 51 from my fav TV show, the 70’s show Emergency, sitting on the rooftop looking at the ocean. 😄🦼🌊 (And excuse my hair. It was a little windy out. LOL)

#MotorizedWheelchair #Squad51 #EmergencyTVShow #SittingOnTheRooftopLookingAtTheOcean

The #EmergencyTVShow #Squad51 is the only show I watch with my lunch. 70’s Tv Classic. I love it 🚨🚒🚑🚔