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RSI originated in the anesthesia literature to prevent aspiration in unprepped patients undergoing general anesthesia. From the first anecdotal reports of p-RSI in 1972, prehospital intubation has matured into widespread use. The often conflicting outcome data underscored the need to standardize the approach to p-RSI.
Within 10 years, transfusing the blood of animals to humans becomes prohibited by law because of reactions. 1795 In Philadelphia, American physician Philip Syng Physick, performs the first human blood transfusion, although he does not publish this information. 1818 James Blundell, a British obstetrician, performs the first successful transfusion of human blood to a patient for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.