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First paramedics
First paramedics

First paramedics

Date4/9/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: First paramedics: Guy Disbrowe, left, and Glen Ruppel take life-saving equipment in to be tested at Toronto General Hospital. They and another paramedic team hit the streets for the first time yesterday to give special care to heart attack victims and others needing treatment before they reach hospital.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026671F
Helicopter carrying patient from Barrie lands on roof of Hospital for Sick Children and paramedics Ken Murray (left) and Dick Hyatt begin last leg of mercy mission
Helicopter carrying patient from Barrie lands on roof of Hospital for Sick Children and paramedics Ken Murray (left) and Dick Hyatt begin last leg of mercy mission
2/20/1982
Paramedic hopefuls begin training, Trainees John Fader, left, and Glen Ruppell watch closely as program director Andrew Duncan demonstrates how to ven(...)
Paramedic hopefuls begin training, Trainees John Fader, left, and Glen Ruppell watch closely as program director Andrew Duncan demonstrates how to ven(...)
1/9/1984
Filed during making of a training video neck accident
Filed during making of a training video neck accident
10/10/1997
Nipper Chews out rescuer, Firefighter Don Hunter got few thanks for his efforts at a Sackville St
Nipper Chews out rescuer, Firefighter Don Hunter got few thanks for his efforts at a Sackville St
2/15/1977
Remember them? Charlene Slyford was a little fearful of The Star photographer but not the two constables beside her, even if the 15-month-old doesn't (...)
Remember them? Charlene Slyford was a little fearful of The Star photographer but not the two constables beside her, even if the 15-month-old doesn't (...)
11/26/1980
Jack Tootill holds a nuclear-powered heart pacer like the one, Canada's first, he received in an operation yesterday at Toronto General Hospital. It'll last 10 years
Jack Tootill holds a nuclear-powered heart pacer like the one, Canada's first, he received in an operation yesterday at Toronto General Hospital. It'll last 10 years
10/9/1973
Communicating is bliss: Andrew Spencer, 5, has learned to communicate for the first time through a Blissymbol board
Communicating is bliss: Andrew Spencer, 5, has learned to communicate for the first time through a Blissymbol board
4/15/1984
A Canadian first
A Canadian first
8/6/1983
Checking for broken wiring in the heart of a patient who uses a battery-powered pacemaker to transmit electrical impulses to the heart's pumping chamb(...)
Checking for broken wiring in the heart of a patient who uses a battery-powered pacemaker to transmit electrical impulses to the heart's pumping chamb(...)
12/11/1968
Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
Pacemaker that keeps 76-year-old Eli Parsons' heart beating at a regular speed fits into palm of hand
12/11/1968
Before taking her son home, Mrs. Lierosara has to learn how to change the teflon tube Mark must still wear in his trachea and how to handle the plus i(...)
Before taking her son home, Mrs. Lierosara has to learn how to change the teflon tube Mark must still wear in his trachea and how to handle the plus i(...)
11/1/1968
Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road R(...)
Help for the Heart, Wearing nose mask that uses his body heart to warm the air he breathes, heart patient Denis Colwell leaves Toronto's Rumsey Road R(...)
2/4/1970