EMS Timeline Project

By johnnycakez
  • Flying Ambulances

    Flying Ambulances

    During the Napoleonic Wars, injured and/or dead soldiers were carried off the wargrounds using these modes of transportation.
    No equipment was on board.
    Soldiers were carried off of the battlefield.
  • Horse Drawn Carriages for Civilians

    Horse Drawn Carriages for Civilians

    In London Horse-Drawn carriages were used on civilians mostly for the outbreak of cholera.
    Civilians were on board with no equipment.
  • Carriages During the Civil war

    Carriages During the Civil war

    The use of carriages were effective in this war because people were taken off of the field and then treated.
    Soldiers were treated with turnikits.
  • First Hospital Based Ambulance

    First Hospital Based Ambulance

    In Ohio in 1865 was the first time an ambulance was used out of a hospital for emergency transport.
    Civilians were transported, no equipment was used

  • Air Balloon used to transport 160 injured people

    the first "air ambulance" was recorded in this occurance.
    Soldiers were carried off no equipment was used.
  • Dedicated Services Start

    Dedicated Services Start

    In London during this time is where they had dedicated ambulances ready to deploy for deaths or injuries.
    Civilians were treated, no equipment on board
  • Trolleys are used for Transport

    Trolleys are used for Transport

    In Germany they started using mass transit units like trolleys.
    Civilians were treated, no equipment on board
  • Introduction of Motor Units

    Introduction of Motor Units

    In Canada they first started using Automobiles at this time.

  • First Motor Units in the United States

    The motot unit ambulance was first used in the United States during this date.
    Soldiers were carried off
  • Hearse was invented

    Hearse was invented

    H.D Ludlow used a horse drawn carriage as the first vehichle to carry a coffin (hearse)
    Civilians were carried off in a casket or coffin
  • First Motor Units Used in a War

    First Motor Units Used in a War

    World War 1 was the first war the Motor Units were used in carrying wounded soldiers off the field and treat them.
  • Motorcycle Ambulance was used

    Motorcycle Ambulance was used

    During WWI the Motorcycle Ambulance was used for quicker transport.
    Soldiers were carried off.

  • A converted warfighter was used as an Ambulance

    In Albania during times of war a converted warfighter plane was used as a medical transport vehicle.
    Just used to get soldiers off of the warground.

  • Public Health Act

    Makes transport by ambulance available for non-urgent cases.
    Civilians only
  • Air Ambulances are introduced

    Air Ambulances are introduced

    Ambulances first started being used by air to move faster to the patients.
    Small bandages, and equipment used to treat superficial cuts were aboard.
    Used for soldiers and civilians
  • First Helicopter used for Medevac

    First Helicopter used for Medevac

    During WWII was the first time a helicopter was used as an EMS vehicle.

  • FIrst civilian air ambulance

    Near Saskacthewan was the first time an air EMS vehichle was used on a civilian
  • Restructured as mobile hospitals

    Restructured as mobile hospitals

    Medics could now treat people inside the ambulance.
    Using stitchs, turnikits, and IVs

  • A mobile coronary care unit in Ambulances

    In Belfast these were used to treat prehospital cardicac patients.
  • First Boat ambulance used

    First Boat ambulance used

    The boat ambulance was used for circumstances where regular automobiles could not move.
    Oxygen tanks, and other machines were on board