<p>This episode of “Intention to Treat” tells the story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service — a group of Black laypeople in Pittsburgh who underwent intensive training to become the first paramedics in the United States. [Originally aired on May 4, 2023.]</p>
<p>A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2303614.</p>

This episode of “Intention to Treat” tells the story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service — a group of Black laypeople in Pittsburgh who underwent intensive training to become the first paramedics in the United States. [Originally aired on May 4, 2023.] A full transcript of this episode is available at nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2303614.

Race Relations and the First Paramedics

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