KOUWENHOVEN, William Bennett
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Closed-chest cardiac massage.J. Amer. med. Assoc., 173, 1064-67, 1960.Kouwenhoeven and colleagues developed closed-chest cardiac massage without thoracotomy. Kouwenhoeven has been called "the father of cardiopulmonary resuscitation." Subjects: Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine › Resuscitation, Resuscitation |
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A new approach to cardiac resuscitation.Ann. Surg., 154, 311-317, 1961."The pioneers of modern cardiopulmonary resucitation describe their breakthrough technique of combining mouth-to-mouth ventilation, closed chest compressions, and transthoracic defibrillation to treat cardiac arrest" (W. Bruce Fye). Digital facsimile from PubMedCentral at this link. Subjects: CARDIOLOGY › CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE › Arrythmias › External Defibrillator, CARDIOLOGY › CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE › Cardiac Arrest, RESPIRATION › Artificial Respiration, Resuscitation |