心肺蘇生法

Abstract

In this year of 1991, modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is only 31 years old. There were few immediately applicable effective CPR techniques available before the 1950s. Modern respiratory resuscitation was pioneered in the 1950s, external cardiac resuscitation in the 1960s, and post-resuscitation brain-oriented intensive therapy since the 1970s when CPR was extended to cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR). From a medical standpoint, CPR shound be rediscovered, re-explored, and put together into an effective resuscitation system, out of a greater appreciation of its life-saving potential. Fortunately, the recent history of modern CPR shows a series of landmark developments during the past 31 years, and resuscitation continues to be enjoying a renaissance of interest worldwide.