An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

15961 entries, 13944 authors and 1935 subjects. Updated: March 22, 2024

KOUWENHOVEN, William Bennett

2 entries
  • 2883.4

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
  • 11671

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