Sunday May 27, 2007
Little history of ICU
First designated area for critical care patients was established in 1958 by Peter Safar (1924 - 2003, also knows as Father of modern CPR), at Baltimore City Hospital USA, where he was Chief of Anesthesiology. Initially, the name was "Urgency & Emergency" room. First official Critical Care protocol was ABC (Airway, Breathing, and Circulation). The first Critical Care Residency was established in 1962 at the University of Pittsburgh.
Related site: The Safar Center for Resuscitation Research
Related previous pearl: Beyond CPR - EPR
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Dr. Luis Fandos was born in Argentina where he finished his studies as Medical Doctor at the University of Rosario. He pursued a dream to study medicine in the United States and, ultimately went on to complete his anesthesia and critical care residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City.
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