Florida paramedic program. Peter Safar – credited as the inventor of CPR and the Intensive Care Unit, and founding medical director of the Freedom House Ambulance Service (America's first paramedic ambulance service). Jullette Saussy – medical director of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services and a nationally recognized female leader in emergency medical services. Ronald Stewart – founding medical director, Los Angeles County paramedic program, Pittsburgh EMS, substantial role in the founding of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, paramedic program, and Nova Scotia, Canada, paramedic program. See also Emergency medicine Emergency physician Emergency room References Health care occupations Emergency medical services