Patch, Insignia
Object number2020.47.2
MediumFabric; Thread
Credit LineGift of John Moon
DescriptionTriangular embroidered patch with convex sides. White fabric patch with blue embroidered border. Blue and white embroidered insignia at top and and blue embroidered insignia at center. Red and blue embroidered text.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 3.563 × 3.813 × 0.063 in. (9.1 × 9.7 × 0.2 cm)InscriptionsRed embroidered text across center "RESCUE" and blue embroidered text on bottom half of left and right sides "PA. DEPT. OF HEALTH".
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.
Related institution
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Previous owner
John Moon
(born 1949)
Related institution
Freedom House Ambulance Service
(1967 - 1975)
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