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First paramedics

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First paramedics

Date4/9/1984

Names

Millar, Cal (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: First paramedics: Guy Disbrowe, left, and Glen Ruppel take life-saving equipment in to be tested at Toronto General Hospital. They and another paramedic team hit the streets for the first time yesterday to give special care to heart attack victims and others needing treatment before they reach hospital.

Subject

Medical instruments and apparatus

First responders

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026671F

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