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How Twin Brothers Helped Create EMTs, Paramedics, and the 911 Emergency Medical System

How Twin Brothers Helped Create EMTs, Paramedics, and the 911 Emergency Medical System

Update: 2025-12-03
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On this episode of Our American Stories, when you dial 911 in a medical emergency, you are using a system that did not always exist. Identical twins Alfred and Blair Sadler, one a physician and one a lawyer, worked with emergency medical services pioneers to shape modern EMTs, paramedics, and early 911 call centers, so that trained responders could reach people faster and save more lives. Here’s Alfred and Blair Sadler with their story.

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How Twin Brothers Helped Create EMTs, Paramedics, and the 911 Emergency Medical System

How Twin Brothers Helped Create EMTs, Paramedics, and the 911 Emergency Medical System

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