120 meaning of ambulance sign

120 The sign on the ambulance is called "Star of Life".

The stage of life is the international symbol of EMS. The logo of life STAE can be found on ambulances, ambulance helicopters, ambulance equipment and uniforms of ambulance technicians. However, a common question is, why is the STAE of life represented by a scepter and a snake? Especially those who are engaged in emergency medical care will be more curious about its origin.

Life blue star is the head of the emergency treatment and rescue department of the national highway traffic safety administration, Leo R. Mr. Schwartz designed it in 1973 (the American EMS Act was also promulgated in the same year). Prior to this, most signs of emergency medical care in the United States were orange forks on a white background. Because this painting is similar to the sign of the Red Cross, people are confused. Therefore, the Red Cross frequently reflects to the medical department that it hopes that the units can be distinguished by different signs. Therefore, the concept of life star has six corners, and each corner represents a function of the emergency medical care service system, including: patient examination, report, ambulance visits, and on-site disposal.

There are two different stories about the origin of snakes and the power struggle between symbols. The first one comes from ancient Greek mythology. The snake and scepter are in memory of the great imperial doctor Asclepius. Asclepius is the son of Apollo, the sun god, and Asclepius learned medical technology from Apollo Centauri. But Zeus, the king of gods, worried that some people in Asclepius's profound medical knowledge would live forever. To avoid this, Zeus killed Asclepius with lightning. Later, people worshipped Asclepius as one of the gods and gathered in his temple to rest and sleep. People believe that the secret of treatment can be passed on to patients while they are sleeping, so that they can recover immediately. In view of people's belief in Asclepius, Zeus finally had to resurrect Asclepius and formally make him a god.

Because Asclepius usually appears in front of people in a standing position, wearing a robe and holding a scepter, with a snake wrapped around it, and then the scepter becomes the only symbol of medicine. The snake on the scepter is a symbol of medicine and health, while the scepter and a pair of wings are a symbol of peace. It is said that Asclepius once met a very complicated patient, which made Asclepius incurable, so he consulted a snake and asked for advice. Finally, the patient recovered. In the process of consultation and discussion with the snake, in order to have a face-to-face discussion with the snake and show that they are equal, Asclepius wound the snake around his staff. The origin of wings is that Mercury saw two snakes fighting. When all kinds of methods failed to stop them, he put the scepter on the ground and tried to separate them, but the aggressive snake wound up along the scepter.

The second origin comes from the ninth verse of the 2 1 century Bible: It is said that Moses cast a snake out of bronze and put it on a post. If someone is bitten by a poisonous snake, just look at the bronze snake under the pillar and it will heal.

The above two stories are the background of the design of the life star logo.

Up to now, the Star of Life has been widely used as a unique symbol of the emergency medical rescue service system in countries all over the world, but its application scope is limited to:

1? The sign of ambulance service.

2? Medical rescue equipment, whether or not installed or used in ambulances.

3? EMT (Emergency Technician) who has passed the prescribed training course and obtained the license must wear Zhang Xiu with the design of life star printed on his sleeve.

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

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

6. When the armband of the birthday girl pattern is embroidered on the sleeve, it must be a blue birthday girl pattern with a white square or circle at the bottom.