Patch, Insignia
Object number2020.47.1
Date1968
MediumFabric; Thread
Credit LineGift of John Moon
DescriptionCircular embroidered patch. Baby blue fabric patch with embroidered yellow border and internal circle with embroidred red insignia at center. Around perimeter is embroidered yellow text.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3.5 × 0.125 in. (8.9 × 0.3 cm)InscriptionsAround perimeter is embroidered yellow text "EMERG. MEDICAL TECHNICIAN FHE 1968".
Historical NotesJohn Moon joined Freedom House ambulance service in 1972 and received training for emergency medical technician II, the highest ranking and certification for a paramedic by 1975. Freedom House paramedics were required to retrain to EMT II under the city service Freedom House was the first emergency medical service with trained paramedics in the country. It was also the first to equip its ambulances with the latest medical equipment to treat emergency situations. Freedom House innovated emergency medical treatment by conducting the first intubation in the field on a patient.Label TextThis reproduction of the emblem patch of Freedom House included the two headed caduceus medical symbol with the inscription Emergency Medical Technician FHE 1968. The insignia of Freedom House was worn on the left breast of the uniform.
Previous owner
John Moon
(born 1949)
Related institution
Freedom House Ambulance Service
(1967 - 1975)
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