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James Jude, MD Co-inventor of CPR, Dies At 87

Posted by timothy on from the incalculable-person-hours-saved dept.

New submitter voxelman writes: Jim Jude, my uncle, was a kind and modest man. The impact of his insight into the significance of a change in blood pressure from the application of defibrillation paddles to a dog's chest has led to the saving of millions of lives through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). His passing is a release from a debilitating illness that made a mockery of his contributions to medical science. He will be missed by all that knew him.

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  1. What a load of bullshit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    This guy did not "co-invent" CPR. CPR was being used as early as the first half of the 18th century, and probably would have been in use much sooner if not for the religious persecution of science in the Middle Ages.

    I'm sorry for the loss of your Uncle, but there's no need to spout off a bunch of bullshit just to get a story on Slashdot.