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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.
Artificial Hearts The history of artificial hearts. Willem Kolff invented both the first artificial heart and the first artificial kidney-dialysis machine. Heart Lung Machine The first heart-lung machine was built by physician John Heysham Gibbon in 1937. Gibbon performed the first human open heart operation in 1953.illem Kolff invented both the first artificial heart and the first artificial kidney-dialysis machine. Heart Lung Machine The first heart-lung machine was built by physician John Heysham Gibbon in 1937. Gibbon performed the first human open heart operation in 1953.