| 35 | American Sirens, with Kevin Hazzard

08/01/2023 1h 10min Episodio 45
| 35 | American Sirens, with Kevin Hazzard

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Episode Synopsis

Join Jason and Brandon as they sit down with renowned author, journalist, writer, and paramedic, Kevin Hazzard. 
Hazzard's 2016 release, "A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back" quickly became a cult classic among the EMS community. His September 2022 release, "American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics," is a major topic of this discussion, along with reminiscing about being a Paramedic on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. 
In this conversation, giants in the history of EMS are recognized. Specifically, Dr. Peter Safar and Dr. Nancy Caroline. Even more important, however, are their students; the first paramedics in the nation. The men of Freedom House Ambulance Service. Their story, and the story of their perseverance in the face of discrimination and adversity is the remarkable truth behind the beginning of EMS in the United States.

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