The Doctor Who Refused To Wait

In 1793, the French Revolution burned across Europe. Amid the chaos, a young surgeon named Dominique Jean Larrey refuses to stand idle as wounded soldiers bleed and die where they fall. Against orders and tradition, he builds a system that will change the fate of the injured forever... a flying ambulance that brings care to the battlefield itself. 

Through Larrey’s defiance and innovation, Past Medical History: The Story of EMS explores the birth of organized emergency medicine, where compassion met ingenuity, and where the first principles of triage were forged in the smoke and fire of war. 

This is where mercy began to move.

Creators and Guests

Host

Evan Claunch

Flight/Critical Care Paramedic, Co-Founder of FlightBridgeED, Developer, Writer, Producer, Podcaster

Host

Sophie Fuller

Flight/Critical Care Paramedic, President TN Paramedics Assoc., Educator, Speaker, Creator, Podcaster

What is Past Medical History: The Story of EMS?

Past Medical History: The Story of EMS is an immersive audio drama that dives deep into the incredible, often untold history of Emergency Medical Services and the medical world that shaped it.

Hosted by paramedics Evan Claunch and Sophie Fuller, two seasoned clinicians and self-proclaimed EMS history nerds, each episode brings to life the defining moments, forgotten figures, and unlikely innovations that built Emergency Medical Services from the ground up.

Through cinematic storytelling, rich soundscapes, and dramatic narration, the PMHX podcast explores how heroes, disasters, and ideas collided to create the world of EMS we know today. Sometimes it’s dark, sometimes it’s inspiring, but it’s always real, raw, and rooted in the passion of those who answer the call.

Whether you’re an EMT, flight paramedic, nurse, or just someone fascinated by the stories that built emergency medicine, this is your history… told like never before.