Dr. Leonard Cobb, one of the founders of the Seattle Fire Medic One program, died on Tuesday.
Cobb is credited for helping establish the Seattle Medic One paramedic program at Harborview Medical Center in 1970, according toon behalf of his family.
The goal of the Seattle Medic One program is to provide emergency care comparable to what a patient would receive from a trained doctor at a hospital.“Both of these programs have earned worldwide acclaim and inspired fire and emergency medical service departments to follow in Seattle’s footsteps,” the statement said.
In the 1960s, Cobb was the Director of Cardiology at Harborview Medical Center. In 1969, with the help of then-Fire Chief Vickery, Cobb created a local program where specially trained firefighters were trained as paramedics and dispatched to give CPR, use a defibrillator, and give IV medicines to patients to stabilize them so they could be transported to the hospital.
In 1971, Cobb, Vickery, and Seattle Rotary #4 launched Seattle Medic Two to train members of the community in CPR.Read more about Cobb’s accomplishments, legacy and what local leaders are saying about his passingWe are sad to announce the passing of Dr. Leonard Cobb, a luminary in the field of prehospital care for patients with cardiac disease. His achievements are many, but perhaps the most notable was helping establish in 1970 the Seattle Medic One paramedic program at HMC...
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