| The development of CPR. | |
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PMID: 18953389 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is now the standard treatment for someone having a cardiac arrest. It is, however, a procedure that has emerged only relatively recently. For a number of scientific and religious reasons, it was long considered impossible, even blasphemous, to attempt to reverse 'death'. Because of these factors, the area of resuscitation failed to progress until the Enlightenment in the 18th Century. The main elements of resuscitation were then developed over the next 200 years, and eventually brought together to create CPR in the early 1960s. The increased demands that morality was seen to place on the medical profession to combat sudden cardiac death subsequent to this development may have been an important factor in why CPR has come to be used in the widespread manner it currently is. |
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Authors:
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Stuart McLennan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article Date: 2008-10-17 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The New Zealand medical journal Volume: 121 ISSN: 1175-8716 ISO Abbreviation: N. Z. Med. J. Publication Date: 2008 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-27 Completed Date: 2008-11-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401067 Medline TA: N Z Med J Country: New Zealand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 71-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner, Auckland, New Zealand. stumclennan@hotmail.com |
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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history* Electric Countershock / history History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, Ancient Humans |
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