Buried in History #003: Emergency Medical Services

Coffins & Confessions · Jul 15, 2026 · 19m

Today, when you dial 911, help is only a few minutes away. But it wasn’t always that way. Before ambulances were equipped with modern medical equipment, before paramedics were trained to provide advanced care, and before emergency medical services became the system we know today, getting help during a medical emergency could be a matter of luck, and how quickly someone could get you to a hospital.

In this Buried in History segment of Coffins & Confessions, Dae and Spencer take a trip through the history of emergency medical services, from battlefield medicine and horse-drawn ambulances to the…