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James Otis Elam, (
1918 –
10 July 1995) was a
U.S. M.D. and respiratory researcher.
Based on his research at the Buffalo's Roswell Park Memorial Institute for understanding
carbon dioxide absorption, he developed a prototype ventilator device that efficiently could absorb carbon dioxide during surgery, dubbed the Roswell Park ventilator. This was further developed into the Air-Shields Ventimeter ventilator that were used for a period of almost 50 years.
Elam contributed significantly to the development and understanding of modern rescue breathing,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and brought it to the attention of the medical community and the general public. In
1954, Elam was the first to demonstrate experimentally that it was a sound technique, and together with Dr.
Peter Safar he demonstrated its superiority to previous methods.
Elam wrote the instructional booklet
Rescue Breathing, which was distributed throughout the
U.S. in 1959. He later produced films demonstrating the life-saving technique and contributed with
Peter Safar in the development of a mannequin called
Resusci Anne, produced by
Laerdal of
Norway, that allowed the public to learn the technique in a safe manner.
Elam received his medical doctorate from
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in
1945. For his achievements in emergency medicine, Elam received a
United States Army Certificate of Achievement, and in
1962, the
Albert O. Bernstein Award, the Medical Society of the state of New York highest honor.
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