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Az Országos Mentőszolgálat szerepe a járványos gyermekbénulás idején

Abstract

Before the pandemic caused by the coronavirus, the last major epidemic that hit Hungary was the polio epidemic aft er the Second World War. Th is event gives a reason to take a closer look at this period. Th e innovation of rescue technology and professional techniques within the Hungarian National Ambulance Service is mentioned tangentially in the literature in connection with the epidemic. During this period, paramedics set up a worldwide unique ambulance service and the organization of air ambulance transport began in parallel. Th us, this article reviews the role and development of the Hungarian National Ambulance Service at the time of polio epidemic based on the relevant literature and contemporary press applying desk-based research methodology.