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Timeline of respiratory therapy

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Ancient period

Eighteenth Century (1700s)

  • 1771: Carl Scheele (1742-1786) makes "fire air" (oxygen) by heating magnesium oxide. His findings are published in June of 1774.
  • 1774: Joseph Priestly (1733-1804), credited with the discovery of oxygen, publishes his work on "dephlogisticated air" oxygen 3 months after a report by Carl Scheele.

Nineteenth Century (1800s)

Twentieth Century (1900s)

  • 1908: In 1908 George Poe demonstrated his mechanical respirator by asphyxiating dogs and seemingly bringing them back to life.
  • 1918: Oxygen masks are used to treat combat-induced pulmonary edema.[1]
  • 1928: Phillip Drinker develops the "iron lung" negative pressure ventilator.[1]
  • 1935: Carl Matthes invented the first noninvasive oximeter employing an ear probe[2].
  • 1943: Dr. Edwin R. Levine, MD began training technicians in basic inhalation therapy for post-surgical patients.
  • 1946: Dr Levine and his technicians formed the Inhalation Therapy Association.
  • 1954: March 16, 1954 the ITA is renamed the American Association of Inhalation Therapists (AAIT).
  • 1966: February 1966, it was again renamed the American Association for Inhalation Therapy (still, AAIT).
  • 1956: the AAIT begins publishing a science journal, Inhalation Therapy (now RESPIRATORY CARE).
  • 1960: In October of 1960 The American Registry of Inhalation Therapists (ARIT) is formed to oversee examinations for formal credentialing for people in the field.
  • 1961: Sister Mary Yvonne Jenn becomes the first Registered Respiratory Therapist[1]
  • 1961: Metaproterenol, the beta-2 bronchodilator is introduced.[1]
  • 1964: The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) is founded in 1964 as the Canadian Society of Inhalation Therapy Technicians.
  • 1970: In 1970 The Board of Schools of Inhalation Therapy Technicians became the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE).
  • 1971: Continus Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is introduced by Gregory.[1]
  • 1971: Respiratory Care journal is named.
  • 1974: The two credentialing programs merge into a single credentialing organization called the National Board for Respiratory Therapy (NBRT) in 1974.
  • 1980: President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week. (July 22)
  • 1982: California passes the first modern licensure lawgoverning the profession of respiratory care.
  • 1982: In 1982 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Respiratory Care Week.
  • 1986: In 1986 the NBRT is renamed the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).[3]
  • 1998: The JRCRTE evolves into the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).

Twenty-First Century (2000s)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ward JJ, Helmholtz HF: Roots of the respiratory care profession. In Burton GG, Hodgkin JE, Ward JJ, editors: Respiratory care: a guide to clinical practice, ed 4, Philadelphia, 1997, Lippincott.
  2. ^ Severinghaus JW, Astrup PB (1986). "History of blood gas analysis. VI. Oximetry". J Clin Monit. 2 (4): 270–88. PMID 3537215.
  3. ^ http://www.aarc.com American Association of Respiratory Care
  4. ^ Sleep Disorders Specialty Examination Receives NCCA Accreditation Press Release, http://nbrc.org
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