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Emergency Services Newsletter
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Marietta, Pennsylvania
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October -
November - December 1997
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January 1998 Emergency
Services Newsletter
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MARIETTA AREA
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AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION,
INC.
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First Ambulance 1952 Cadillac
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| In 1997 the Marietta
Area Ambulance Association will be celebrating 35 years of service
to the Borough of Marietta , PA and the surrounding area. |
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| When one looks at the history of
a town, the events that ultimately come to mind are the major disasters
that have struck the town over the years. |
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| Although fire fighting companies
or brigades were formed in the United States at a very early period in
our history, the Pioneer Fire Company of Marietta, PA was incorporated
in 1840, formal emergency medical
services were long in coming. |
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| In early times, the event of sickness
or injury meant that the local doctor was summoned or the patient was transported
to his office. The coming of the American Civil War brought
massive reforms in emergency medicine
that included the use of ambulance corps and trained personnel. |
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| When news of the battle at Gettysburg
arrived in Marietta, the residents banded together to fill 2 wagons with
bread and other food, as well as bandaging materials. These
wagons were dispatched to Gettysburg with instructions that the supplies
were to be used for the Union wounded. |
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| In the 1920's hospitals in the larger
cities began providing ambulance service. They were usually
staffed with a driver and a doctor, but it seemed that there were never
enough to go around. |
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| By the late 1950's, Marietta boasted
a privately owned community ambulance service. The service
was very primitive by today's standards. What is jokingly referred
to today as a "You call - We haul" service, but
it was state of the art for those times. |
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| In 1962, Marietta celebrated
its sesquicentennial. The activities were Coordinated by the
Marietta Sesquicentennial Committee , Inc.
After the celebration was finished, the committee met to decide what to
do next. They agreed that since the community
ambulance association was inadequate and suffering from other problems
at this time, they would take over the service in an attempt to provide
better emergency medical
services to the residents of the borough. |
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| They changed their name from the
Marietta Sesquicentennial Committee to the
Marietta Area Ambulance Association and purchased
a used Cadillac ambulance. |
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| Over the years, the ambulance
association has grown along with the emergency
medical service. They went from
the Cadilliac style ambulance to a van type, and now to the modular or
box type ambulance. |
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| The personnel requirements have elevated
from the 8 hour Red Cross first aid course
to the PA Dept. of Health Emergency Medical Technician
course entailing over 125 hours, along with continuing education classes. |
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| The black leather "doctor bag" and
oxygen bottle have been replaced by so much
specialized medical
equipment that it would take volumes to list it all. |
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| The days of "You call
- We haul" are over. Now it's treat the patient
on the scene and then transport. |
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| The Marietta
Area Ambulance Association has met the challenges over the years
and are ready to provide state of the art emergency
medical care whenever they are called upon.
We congratulate the Marietta Ambulance on their 35th.
anniversary, and wish them continued success in the future. |
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| by Stephen M. Bailey - Emergency
Management Coordinator |
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| Steve is also a certified Emergency
Medical Technician and holds credits from the Delaware State Fire
School and the National Fire Academy. Steve has prepared
a presentation called "What To Do"
in case of severe storm, flood, or other natural disaster and is available
to groups and service organizations at no charge. |
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| Steve is also preparing Emergency
Services Newsletters that will be posted monthly on this web site.
Questions and comments can be emailed to Steve at his email address:
smbailey@redrose.net |
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Federal Emergency
Management Agency
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Pennsylvania Emergency Management
Agency
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Winter
1997 - 1998 Emergency Services Newsletter
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Spring
1998 Emergency Services Newsletter
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Summer
1998 Emergency Services Newsletter
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Fall
1998 Emergency Services Newsletter
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