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Resuscitation history
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Biography Historical Article
Resuscitation Great. Dr. Robert J. White (1926–2010).
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This paper describes the use of brandy and other forms of alcohol in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its prime use was as a cardiac stimulant as it seemed to increase the cardiac output and blood pressure. ⋯ Reconciling these two actions caused difficulties. In addition it was used as a food for invalids.
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Biography Historical Article
Dominique-Jean Larrey: the effects of therapeutic hypothermia and the first ambulance.
The fields of emergency medicine and resuscitation are indebted to the Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842) for significant advances in patient care. Larrey was a great surgeon who served in the French army during Napoleon's rule. ⋯ Larrey coined the term "Triage" to allocate resources to those most in need of emergent care. Today, many of his techniques still prevail in modern medicine.