Pioneering cardiologist dies Walter Graf, a Los Angeles cardiologist who pioneered the training of paramedics, has died. He was 98. Steve ChawkinsContact Reporter As recently as the 1960s, a patient being rushed to the hospital with crushing chest pain would be treated en route only with sirens and sympathy. Alarmed by high death rates and encouraged by new technology, a small group of pioneering physicians started equipping ambulances with defibrillators and paramedics who knew how to use them. Although today the idea seems straightforward, it was a radical departure from established protocols and was credited with saving countless lives. "What it all means is that if you have any...
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