July 18th, 2009  
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Originally Posted by George
I believe the 1st paramedics would be those that jumped with the 82nd & 101st in WW2.
They did not have paramedics, no one was trained in field surgery. That's the difference between a paramedic and other first responders. That innovation came during Vietnam. Source, the US Department of the Army film, Combat Medicine in Vietnam.
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