Karen is a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician working at a county hospital in Maryland. Before attending medical school she worked in private EMS as an EMT-B and field training officer, and was involved in disaster response, receiving a Certificate of Outstanding Service from the Massachusetts Ambulance Association, a key to the city of Somerville, MA, and an EMS Recognition award. She also volunteered for an EMS service as a supervisor, field training officer, and personnel officer, receiving the Bronze President's Volunteer Service Award.
Women and Emergency Medical Services
Karen Baker, MD 911 service didn’t exist until 1968 and took decades to spread throughout the United States. In the 1960’s half of ambulance services were run by morticians, since the only suitable vehicle capable of transporting a supine patient at that time…