The idea of having a specialized type of care called emergency medicine was begun in the year 1911 at the University of Louisville Hospital, located in Louisville, Kentucky. The renowned surgeon Arnold Griswold developed this revolutionary, but life-saving innovation further during the 1930s. Dr. Griswold also equipped police cars and fire trucks with medical supplies in addition to training police officers in emergency care so that the injured and/or ill could receive medical attention even while on route to the hospital.
This type of care has been developed and refined and is now known as emergency medicine. Today we have specialized vehicles called ambulances, which can transport people to the hospital while simultaneously administering the critical care a patient may need immediately in order to save his/her life. Dr. Josyann Abisaad is one of those doctors that must make the kind of quick decisions and give the appropriate care within seconds, and can mean the difference between life and death.
