Did you know America’s first paramedics were Black men? Freedom House Ambulance Service trained 25 Black men to become the nation’s first paramedics, bringing advanced life-saving techniques to Pittsburgh’s underserved communities. Their courage and groundbreaking achievements forever changed emergency medical services, but their story was nearly forgotten. #SBM #somethingblackmade | Something Black Made

Did you know the first paramedics in America were a group of Black men trained in 1967? 🚑 Before modern EMS, emergency medical care was unorganized—until Dr. Peter Safar, the Father of CPR, trained the Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh. These pioneers: ✅ Became the first to perform intubation on a patient in the field 🏥 ✅ Were the first to transmit patient data to hospitals via radio 📡 ✅ Set the national standard for paramedic training and emergency care 🚨 Their impact is still f