David Boyd Interview
Document Type
Book
Interviewer
Hussman, Stephen
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Description
David Boyd attended Central Washington University as an undergraduate student. In his professional life, he is best known for applying triage principles to emergency medical care. From 1970 to 1974, he served as EMS Director for the state of Illinois. In this capacity, he developed communication systems, assessment tools, and staffing to improve trauma care throughout the state. From 1974 to 1981, he served as Chief of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division. In this role he worked to create "wall-to-wall" EMS systems throughout the country.
Publication Date
8-8-2014
Recommended Citation
Boyd, David, "David Boyd Interview" (2014). Retirement Association Interviews. 138.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwura_interviews/138
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Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Contributor
Central Washington University Retirement Association
Language
English
Subject
Oral history, Central Washington University--History, Emergency Medicine
Source
Central Washington University Retirement Association (CWURA), Living History Project
Format
video/mp4