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[Haute-Vienne First Aid Service to drowned people in XVIIIth]
Revue D'Histoire De La Pharmacie
|October 20, 2001
Insights
A 1772 First Aid Service for drowning victims in Paris successfully rescued 100 people in 15 years. This success led the French government to establish similar services nationwide, including in Haute-Vienne.
Area of Science:
- Historical Medicine
- Public Health Interventions
- Emergency Medical Services
Context:
- The historical development of emergency medical services.
- The establishment of a dedicated First Aid Service for drowning victims in Paris by Ph.-N. Pia in 1772.
- The significant success rate of the Parisian service, with 100 lives saved within 15 years.
Purpose:
- To document the establishment and early success of the Haute-Vienne First Aid Service for drowned people.
- To highlight the governmental recognition and expansion of this life-saving initiative.
- To provide historical context on early public health responses to drowning incidents.
Summary:
- Ph.-N. Pia, a Parisian apothecary, founded a successful First Aid Service for drowned individuals in 1772.
- The service's efficacy, demonstrated by 100 rescues in 15 years, prompted government action.
- This led to the replication of the service across all French departments, including Haute-Vienne.
Impact:
- The initiative significantly improved survival rates for drowning victims in France.
- It served as a model for national emergency medical services, influencing public health policy.
- The establishment of departmental services ensured wider access to critical life-saving interventions.
Abstract:
Ph.-N. Pia, an apothecary of the Paris City Council, created in 1772 a First-Aid-Service to drowned people. Within 15 years, a hundred people were rescued; that's why the Government decided to endow each french department with an identical service. The author describes here the Haute-Vienne First Aid Service to drowned people.