Maryland medical journal (Baltimore, Md. : 1985)
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Biography Historical Article
Sir William Osler--contrasts between the saint-like legend and the rough-edged man.
Sir William Osler, the first physician-in-chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and later Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, is judged by many to be the greatest clinician of the modern era. His life history of distinguished service to medicine and to society is well known. What is not so well known is his mischievous streak.
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In Maryland's coordinated, regionalized emergency medical system, prehospital care is given to an injured or ill person at home, on the street, or in a doctor's office before the patient is transported to a hospital. Prehospital care of patients has advanced significantly since the federal government passed emergency medical service (EMS) legislation in 1966. ⋯ It is reasonable for all hospitals operating a full-service Emergency Department to consider becoming base stations for consultation to prehospital care providers bringing patients to that hospital. This is well within the province of the Emergency Medicine specialist and will provide improved service to patients.