Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 268-271, March 2010

Dominique-Jean Larrey: The effects of therapeutic hypothermia and the first ambulance

  • Salomon Jasqui Remba

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine, México City, Mexico
    • ,
  • Joseph Varon

      Affiliations

    • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA
    • The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 2219 Dorrington St, Houston, TX 77030-3209, USA. Tel.: +1 713 669 1670; fax: +1 713 669 1671.
    • ,
  • Alma Rivera

      Affiliations

    • Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
    • ,
  • George L. Sternbach

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

Received 15 August 2009; received in revised form 15 October 2009; accepted 5 November 2009. published online 28 December 2009.

Abstract 

The fields of emergency medicine and resuscitation are indebted to the Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey (1766–1842) for significant advances in patient care. Larrey was a great surgeon who served in the French army during Napoleon's rule. He developed one of the first ambulance services, utilized positive pressure ventilation, and introduced hypothermia as a form of therapy. He dedicated his professional life to improving the care of wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Larrey coined the term “Triage” to allocate resources to those most in need of emergent care. Today, many of his techniques still prevail in modern medicine.

Keywords: Therapeutic hypothermia, Amputations, Mechanical ventilation, Dominique-Jean Larrey, Trauma, History

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PII: S0300-9572(09)00591-7

doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.11.010

Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 268-271, March 2010

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