American Sirens
The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America's First Paramedics
American Sirens by Kevin Hazzard chronicles the rise of a group of Black men who became the first paramedics in America, transforming emergency medical care amid entrenched racism and urban crisis. Through archival reporting and dozens of interviews, Hazzard follows the Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh as it pioneered advanced prehospital techniques, saved thousands of lives, and forced hospitals and cities to rethink emergency response. The book blends vivid personal stories with broader social history, showing how these medics confronted violence, poverty, and discrimination while laying the foundations of modern paramedicine and pressing for racial justice.
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