Aerial Nurse Corps of America: Lauretta Schimmoler and Leora Stroup Pilot-In AirEvac
The Aerial Nurse Corps of America book details the rise and the unfortunate demise of the first Air Ambulance in the U.S., formed by a pilot and a group of nurses in 1936.
If we require air transportation to a hospital, we expect a highly skilled Flight Nurse to assist us. Before 1936 this concept was far from reality. The pilot Lauretta Schimmoler, and nurse-pilot Leora Stroup, sought to change that.
National nursing organizations, the Red Cross, and the Military did not welcome the idea; they joined in, wielding their considerable power to curtail the group. With stories and historical photographs, this book tells all: the Aerial Nurse Corps of America group, the individuals who worked tirelessly to created it, the events that ended it, and their modern legacy that endures.
A good story with a great ending!
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Rating: 5 out of 5.
Illuminating…Broze deftly documents the bureaucratic obstacles and provides moments of color… Kirkus Reviews
It greatly enhanced my understanding of Air Rescue and Transport in an area I was completely unfamiliar with. I found the book fascinating. I give it my highest recommendation. … Jeffrey W. Gaver, MD, FACEP, Aeromedical Physician, Ret., and author of Epilogue: Aeromedical Flight Tales.
A Masterwork. Without Broze’s years of dogged research, much of these revelations would be lost … Judy Olausen, BS, Author/Photographer of New York Times best selling book, Mother.
A fun history book for the birth of air ambulances. An easy read with many pictures that speak volumes. … Former Flight Nurse Marci Smith, RN, CCRN, CEN, ATLS, ACLS
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