Claus Bang
Claus Bang (1924-1970) was a Danish physician. Innovator behind the Bang Respirator which was used widely in Denmark during the Polio Epidemic.
Category Anaesthesiology
Paul Frenckner
Frans Johan Paul Frenckner (1896-1967) was a Swedish otolaryngologist. Inventor of the Spiropulsator and double lumen bronchoscope
Norman James
Norman Reynolds James (1908-1987) was an Australian anaesthetist, inventor and educator. Harrington-James ventilator, James Autohand Ventilator, Royal Melbourne (R.M.) resuscitator
Benjamin Babington
Benjamin Guy Babington (1794-1866) was an English physician and epidemiologist. Inventor of the laryngoscope in 1829
Philip Bromage
Philip Raikes Bromage (1920 – 2013) was a British anaesthetist. Best known for popularizing epidural analgesia/anesthesia and his textbook Epidural Analgesia
EMI 033: Anaesthetic
Emergency Musical Interlude (EMI) 033: Anaesthetic. Punk pharmacokinetics by Lachlan McIver… highly recommended for practical tips and edutainment!
Drug Infusion Doses
A summary of commonly used drug infusions and their dosing and preparation for use in critical care (ICU / Anaesthethics / Emergency)
Mona Roberts
Mona Dew Roberts (1878-1936) was a Welsh General Practitioner and anaesthetist. Mona Roberts oropharyngeal airway (1916)
Robert Beaver
Robert Atwood Beaver (1906-1975) was an English Anaesthetist, artist and engineer known for his development of the Beaver Respirator
Andranik Ovassapian
Andranik Ovassapian (1936 - 2010) was an American anesthesiologist and expert on difficult airway management.
Alexander Wood
Alexander Wood (1817-1884) was a Scottish physician. Inventor of the first hypodermic needle (1853), taking the 'sting of the bee' as his model
Frederic Hewitt
Biography Medical Eponyms Hewitt airway (1908) Major Publications References Biography Eponymous terms