How has this man's story not been made into a movie? He survived the Nazis, basically invented CPR, invented modern emergency medical services, AND created the first ICU in the US... #PeterSafar #medicalhistory #EMS #CPR #ICU #FreedomHouse
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Book cover of "American Sirens by Kevin Hazzard" with a photo of a black paramedic in an ambulance
Happy Indie Bookstore Day!
Did you know that modern paramedicine came from one of Pittsburgh's predominantly black neighborhoods in the 1960s? Ask your local indie bookstore if they have Kevin Hazzard's "American Sirens".
#indiebookstoreday #FreedomHouse #PeterSafar #EMS #Pittsburgh #ThePitt
