In the old days, My thoughts were more coherent, and I could string together whole sequences of actual paragraphs! Those essays can be found here for those so interested.
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Posted 2:35 PM
Dr. Peter Safar, Father of CPR, dies at 79 - Aug. 5, 2003This is truly sad. The man really made a huge difference to the lives of literally millions. CNN.com - Father of CPR dies at 79 - Aug. 5, 2003: Father of CPR dies at 79
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Dr. Peter Safar, a pioneer in emergency medicine who also was regarded as the father of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, died Sunday evening of cancer. He was 79.
Safar, who died at his home in suburban Pittsburgh, was credited with establishing the country's first physician-staffed, multidisciplinary intensive care unit. He also developed the 'ABCs of CPR,' a lifesaving technique taught to everyone from surgeons to Boy Scouts. "
[I can't help but note in passing, that a death by coronary arrest would have been truly ironic]