The Life In The Arena Educational Mobile Museum takes
you on a portion of America’s journey through the development of
emergency medical care and disaster medical response.
The museum is not just a static display but rather
includes presentations for all ages on the innovations that changed
medical response throughout the last two centuries and some of this
country’s most challenging medical events. The exhibit pieces as well
as the presentations and stories are a testament to the resilience and
determination of those who have stood in the arena faithfully keeping
their oath while saving lives and seeking better instruments, policies,
protocols and procedures.
What kind of history is displayed in the museum?
This museum is extensive and features the history and
developments in health care and emergency medicine in the United
States. Displays range from mid to late 1700's with artifacts such as
blood-letting tools to the 19th Century and all its developments
including the earliest EKG, patient transport items, hospital equipment,
bizarre artifacts from sanitariums and yes, the macabre world of snake
oil salesmen and fake doctors.
Jump into the 20th Century as the world experienced
the Spanish Flu Pandemic and then the world wars that brought with them
not only challenges but strange new ways of treating patients.
The museum now features a Titanic display featuring
items not only from the ship, but pieces that introduce you to the
doctors aboard the ill-fated ocean-liner and the triage that followed
the Titanic's sinking aboard the rescue ship the RMS Carpathia.
As of early spring 2019, the museum featured over 2000 items and artifacts.
