1800s: AMBULANCE: HORSE DRAWN (REAR VIEW)

This vintage photo shows the rear of a typical horse drawn ambulance that was used in New York City during the 19th century. The stretcher was designed to slide out so a person who had been carried out in the arms of a family member or other acquaintance could be easily laid down. There was no treatment equipment aboard ambulances of this era. Usually, only the driver responded with the carriage.

Submitted to NEMSM April 2007 by Mark Peck, EMT-P, Image from The Coney Island Ambulance Station courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives

Horse Drawn Ambulance typical of services in Florida during the late 1800’s

Submitted to NEMSM April 2007 by the University of Florida, University of Florida Collection