Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with April 12.

Events

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Births

1787 – Jacques Lisfranc de Saint-Martin (1787-1847), French Surgeon. Described the Lisfranc injury; ligament; joint; amputation… [opération de Lisfranc] and a great number of surgical procedures including – surgical resection of the rectum in the treatment of rectal carcinoma (1826); lithotomy in women and the amputation of the cervix uteri

1853 – Sir James Mackenzie (1853-1925), Scottish general practitioner and cardiologist responsible for Mackenzie’s puzzle, the Ink Polygraph and the Birth of Modern Cardiology

1887 – Eduard Glanzmann (1887-1959), Swiss paediatrician; described Glanzmann thrombastenia (1918)

1912 – Max Hamilton (1912-1988), German born British Psychiatrist. Described the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)(HDRS)

1924 – Peter Josef Safar (1924-2003), Austrian physician. Described as the “Father of modern resuscitation” and “founder of critical care medicine.” Driving force behind mouth-to-mouth ventilation, the development of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the establishment of intensive care units.

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Deaths

1983 – Frederick Roeck Thompson (1907–1983), American orthopedic surgeon; inventor of the Thompson Vitallium Hip Prosthesis (1950)

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