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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.
1894, first outbreak of polio in epidemic form in the U.S. occurs in Vermont, with 132 cases. 1908, Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper identify a virus as the cause of polio by transmitting the disease to a monkey.1916, large epidemic of polio within the United States.1921, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) contracts polio at age 39.908, Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper identify a virus as the cause of polio by transmitting the disease to a monkey. 1916, large epidemic of polio within the United States. 1921, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) contracts polio at age 39.