Articles: resuscitation-history.
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Biography Historical Article
Resuscitation great. Karel Wenckebach: the story behind the block.
The first documentation of a human atrioventricular (AV) block dates back to 1873, when A. L. Galabin reported a 34-year-old patient using an apexcardiogram. ⋯ This clinical entity is the first and most common of two types of 2nd degree AV block. This manuscript reviews the life of Karel F. Wenckebach and the events that led this great Dutch physician to make one of the most important contributions to the field of cardiology.
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Biography Historical Article
Resuscitation great. Peter Baskett--40 years as a resuscitation leader and mentor.
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Biography Historical Article
Resuscitation great. Sven-Ivar Seldinger: the revolution of radiology and acute intravascular access.
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Historical Article
Resuscitation great. A history of mechanical devices for providing external chest compressions.
The importance of providing good quality chest compressions with limited interruptions has been emphasised by the Resuscitation Guidelines 2005. The difficulties of providing consistent, good quality, chest compressions manually are well documented and attempts have been made to devise mechanical means to achieve this. ⋯ This paper provides a brief historical review of some of the mechanical devices which have been invented over the last 45 years in order to deliver external chest compressions. It also suggests some reasons why these devices failed to become a regular part of resuscitation practice.