How Black EMS workers created the blueprint for paramedics

“Heroes On Call�� is streaming now on Very Local

“Heroes On Call�� is streaming now on Very Local

If you stop breathing or your heart stopped beating, there was no one to provide any type of medical assistance. An ambulance was unheard of. They analyzed how many people were dying. It was astronomical. They would dispatch *** police wagon. You're at their mercy. We needed something to change so we could save lives. Freedom House Ambulance change the game. Here you have *** group of young African Americans and you're going to teach them what? how to save somebody's life. It was *** bold endeavor, but it was one that changed the history of pre-hospital care. This organization is the foundation of EMS across this country. Stream for free only on very local.

How Black EMS workers created the blueprint for paramedics

“Heroes On Call�� is streaming now on Very Local

A new documentary tells the story of a company of Black Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers, and how their efforts created the blueprint for modern paramedic services in America.“Heroes On Call�� is now available to stream free on Very Local.Fifty years ago, in a historically Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh, a little-known group of trailblazers made history. Freedom House Ambulance service, run and staffed by Black men and women, became the first paramedic unit in the country and the blueprint for the current national model.Where To Watch “Heroes on Call”“Heroes on Call�� is available for free on the Very Local app.Very Local is a streaming app that offers 24/7 access to local news, weather, and original series. Download the Very Local app for FREE on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, or Android TV.

A new documentary tells the story of a company of Black Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers, and how their efforts created the blueprint for modern paramedic services in America.

“Heroes On Call�� is now available to stream free on Very Local.

Fifty years ago, in a historically Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh, a little-known group of trailblazers made history. Freedom House Ambulance service, run and staffed by Black men and women, became the first paramedic unit in the country and the blueprint for the current national model.

Where To Watch “Heroes on Call��

“Heroes on Call�� is available

Very Local is a streaming app that offers 24/7 access to local news, weather, and original series. Download the Very Local app for FREE on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, or Android TV.

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How Black EMS workers created the blueprint for paramedics

“Heroes On Call�� is streaming now on Very Local

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