Medical Uniform symbol

        The sign on the ambulance is called "star of life"

        Star of life is the international chronicle of emergency medical uniform and ambulance service system (EMS). The symbol of life star can be found on ambulance, ambulance helicopter, ambulance equipment and ambulance technician uniform. However, there is a common question: why is the star of life represented by a scepter and a snake? In particular, the relevant personnel engaged in emergency medical care will better wonder its origin.

        Star of life (star of life) was designed by Mr. Leo R. Schwartz, director of emergency treatment and Rescue Department of national highway traffic safety administration in the United States in 1973 (EMS act of the United States was also promulgated in the same year). Before that, most of the signs of emergency medical care in the United States were represented by orange cross on a white background. Because the picture was similar to that of the Red Cross, which caused confusion among the public, the Red Cross frequently responded to the medical aid department, hoping that the unit could use different signs to distinguish the concept of "star of life". Therefore, the star of life has six corners, each representing emergency medical care One function of the ambulance service system includes six functions: patient inspection, reporting, ambulance attendance, on-site disposal, care during transportation, and transportation to specific medical units.

        There are two different stories about the origin of the snake and the battle of power in the middle of the symbol. The first is from ancient Greek mythology. The snake and Scepter are to commemorate Asclepius, the great doctor. Asclepius was the son of Apollo, the sun god. Asclepius learned medical skills from Cheron, the Centaur, but Zeus, the king of the gods, was worried The profound medical knowledge of Asclepius made all people immortal. In order to avoid such a thing, Zeus struck Asclepius to death with lightning. After that, people worshipped Asclepius as one of the gods, and gathered in his temple to rest and sleep. The people believed that the secret recipe of treatment could be passed on to the patients in their sleep so that they could recover immediately. In view of the public's belief in Asclepius, Zeus finally had to revive Asclepius and officially canonize him as a God.

        Since Asclepius usually appears in front of the people in a standing position, he wears a robe and holds a scepter, on which there is a snake winding around it, and then the scepter becomes the only symbol of medicine. The snake on the scepter is a symbol of medicine and health. The scepter and a pair of wings are signs of peace. It is said that Asclepius once encountered a patient with a very complicated condition, which made Asclepius unable to cure. He consulted a snake and sought advice. Finally, the patient recovered. During the consultation and discussion with the snake, Asclepius asked the snake to entangle him in order to be able to discuss face-to-face with the snake and show that they were equal in status On the scepter. The origin of the wings is that when Mercury saw two snakes fighting, when he could not stop them in any way, he put his Scepter on the ground and tried to separate them, but the aggressive snake wound up along the scepter.

        The second origin is based on Bible 21:9: it is said that Moses cast the shape of a snake in bronze and inlaid it on a pillar. If someone is bitten by a poisonous snake, he will be cured immediately by looking at the bronze snake under the pillar.

        The above two stories are the story background for the design of life star symbol.

        Up to now, the star of life has been widely used as a unique symbol of emergency medical service systems in various countries in the world

        1? Identification of ambulance team.

        2? Medical rescue equipment installed or used in ambulance.

        3. The EMT who has passed the prescribed training course and obtained the license will have the life star pattern embroidered on the sleeve

        4? Personal equipment of EMT, such as portable first aid kit, badge, collar badge, etc.

        5. Emergency rescue books, manuals, reports or other relevant materials.

        6. When the armband of the star of life pattern is embroidered on the sleeve, it must be a "blue" star of life pattern with a "white" square or round bottom.