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social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > medicine > emergency medicine
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > medicine > emergency medicine
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > public health crisis management > emergency medicine
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > crisis management > public health crisis management > emergency medicine

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emergency medicine  

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  • The first organized efforts to perform emergency medicine were undertaken during the French Revolution, thanks to the contributions of a French surgeon, Dominique Jean Larrey. In the wake of the Napoleonic armies, he conceived the idea of an ambulance, or, as it was called at that time, voiture d'ambulance volante, for the fast transport of wounded soldiers at the camp infirmary. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Emergency Medicine]

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