I really appreciate the responses to my question about the San Francisco Department of Public Health Ambulance Service (as depicted in the Streets of San Francisco TV series of the 1970s) that I posed in a separate thread. It was really nice that some of those that responded had actually worked for other San Francisco area ambulance services during the early 70s and had direct knowledge regarding the subject matter.
So now I have a questions about L.A. County private ambulance services in the early 1970s. What level of training would the fictional Mayfair private ambulance service attendants in the TV series "Emergency!" have likely had in the early 70s? Would L.A. County or the State of California have had EMTs yet or would the ambulance guys have more likely been advanced first aiders?
With all the attention "Emergency!" paid to L.A. County's pioneer status in the development of advanced life support pre-hospital care, the show never really mentioned EMTs or other basic life support providers. We just see the private ambulance attendants drive up, load up the patients and fire department paramedics, and head for Rampart General. Can anyone advise me about how things were with the private services then?
So now I have a questions about L.A. County private ambulance services in the early 1970s. What level of training would the fictional Mayfair private ambulance service attendants in the TV series "Emergency!" have likely had in the early 70s? Would L.A. County or the State of California have had EMTs yet or would the ambulance guys have more likely been advanced first aiders?
With all the attention "Emergency!" paid to L.A. County's pioneer status in the development of advanced life support pre-hospital care, the show never really mentioned EMTs or other basic life support providers. We just see the private ambulance attendants drive up, load up the patients and fire department paramedics, and head for Rampart General. Can anyone advise me about how things were with the private services then?