David Boyd Interview

David Boyd Interview

Interviewees

David Boyd

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

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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

David Boyd Interview

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