{"id":18593,"date":"2026-04-29T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-brooklyn.com\/?p=18593"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:03:30","slug":"from-a-wooden-cart-to-an-ambulance-the-history-of-brooklyns-emergency-medical-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-brooklyn.com\/uk\/eternal-18593-from-a-wooden-cart-to-an-ambulance-the-history-of-brooklyns-emergency-medical-services","title":{"rendered":"From a wooden cart to an ambulance: the history of Brooklyn\u2019s emergency medical services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s easy to underestimate the history of Brooklyn\u2019s ambulance service, since these days sirens have long since become a familiar part of the city\u2019s soundscape. But that\u2019s a mistake. Just half a century ago, horses roamed the city instead of cars, haste and hope replaced flashing lights, and instead of modern emergency crews, there were just a few people doing their utmost to get the patient to the hospital in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From those first ambulances to today\u2019s emergency vehicles, it hasn\u2019t just been an era that has passed\u2014the very concept of saving lives has changed. And if you stop to think about it, the number of people this system has literally pulled back from the brink of death has long been impossible to count. Thousands? Tens, or perhaps even hundreds of thousands? Probably more than even Brooklyn himself could imagine. To learn more about how this service was formed and what it has had to go through, read the full story at i-brooklyn.com<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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