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Picture No 10216981
Date 1878
Description Dr. Howard Demonstrating Resuscitation, Royal Humane Society
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Dr. Howard, Medical Officer of New York Harbour, demonstrating his resusciation technique at the Receiving House of the Royal Humane Society, Hyde Park, London. The technique came in two parts; at top left of the image - pumping fluid from the lungs and stomach; and in the main image - compression of the chest, similar in method to working a bellows. Dr. Howard's technique was so revolutionary and successful that he was awarded the national prize of the American Medical Association.
Source The Illustrated London News, 6 April 1878, page 308
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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