EMS Pioneers: A Minnesota medic marks 40 years in EMS

When the Woodbury, Minn., fire department needed volunteers in 1978, John Dillon was ready to serve. "I grew up in the Johnny-and-Roy era," says Dillon, then a 17-year-old EMT. "'Emergency!'" was my introduction to EMS. I drank the Kool-Aid about saving lives and couldn't wait to get started." There was just one problem: John was still in high school ...

http://ift.tt/2FLunrV