: Each carriage was stocked with bandages, splints, tourniquets, and famously, a quart of emergency brandy for patients.
: Their horse-drawn carriages were modeled after Civil War medical wagons and featured slide-out stretchers. first ambulance service
The history of the first ambulance services in the United States transitions from horse-drawn transport to the high-tech paramedic care we recognize today. Depending on the context, there are three key "firsts" often cited by historians: 1. The First Civilian Hospital-Based Service (1865) : Each carriage was stocked with bandages, splints,