Larry E. Hattan emergency medical technician memorabilia, 1968-1988
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Compiler
- Hattan, Larry E. (Larry Eugene), 1943-2022
- Title
- Larry E. Hattan emergency medical technician memorabilia
- Dates
- 1968-1988 (inclusive)19681988
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (4 folders in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Coll 959
- Summary
- Memorabilia of Larry E. Hattan (né Horsey, 1943-2022) relating to his career as an emergency medical technician for the Buck Ambulance Service in Portland, Oregon, including certificates, letters of appreciation, and photographs. Hattan was one of the first emergency medical technicians in Oregon, and in 1972 was one of four technicians who resuscitated Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk following a heart attack.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Larry Eugene Hattan (né Horsey) was born in 1943 in Oregon City, Oregon. After graduating from high school, he became an employee of the Buck Ambulance Service, and in the late 1960s received training for the coronary ambulance project, a pilot program spearheaded by Oregon state health officer Dr. Edward Press and Portland, Oregon, cardiologist Dr. Leonard Rose. The coronary ambulance service was the first use of medical professionals who would later be referred to as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in Oregon. In October 1972, Hattan was one of four Buck Ambulance employees who resuscitated Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk following a severe heart attack.
Hattan later worked as an emergency room technician for hospitals in the Portland area and the area of Los Angeles, California. After retiring, he became a fitness trainer at gyms in the areas of Newberg, Oregon, and Sherwood, Oregon.
Although born as Larry Horsey, Hattan changed his surname sometime before 1979 to his mother's maiden name, Hattan, so that his children would not be teased for having the last name "Horsey." Hattan died in December 2022.
Sources: Articles in the Oregonian, 1969-1973; information supplied by Laura Horsey, Hattan's sister-in-law.
Content Description
The collection consists of the memorabilia of Larry E. Hattan (né Horsey), almost entirely relating to his career as one of Oregon's first emergency medical technicians (EMTs). This includes multiple emergency medical training certificates from 1968 to 1979; clippings and newsletters relating to the coronary ambulance pilot program that included Hattan; photographs of Hattan and other Buck Ambulance Service employees; letters from Multnomah County Commissioner Don Clark and staff for Portland, Oregon, Mayor Terry Schrunk, thanking Hattan and other Buck Ambulance Service employees for resuscitating Schrunk following a severe heart attack; a letter from Multnomah County Sheriff J. Bard Purcell to Hattan, thanking him for reviving Robert Messner following an electrocution; and a list of ambulance codes. The collection also contains a membership certificate from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 and a certificate of appreciation from the Columbia Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America, both dated 1988.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Larry E. Hattan emergency medical technician memorabilia, Coll 959, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
