RC 2213 Exam 1
1. When was res- 1940
piratory care
founded?
2. Healthy People Expanded the growth of practice because the number of doctors are getting
2020 Physician smaller
Extender
3. Imhotep First physician 2600 BC - Egypt
4. Hippocrates Greek physician 440 BC - Oath
5. Florence Nightin- First nurse 1810 in London, founder of modern nursing
gale
6. Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen in 1774
7. 1798 Oxygen given as "therapeutic treatment"
8. 1898 Low oxygen shown to cause hyperventilation
9. 1900s Oxygen therapy finally recognized
10. hypoxia vs hypox- Hypoxia: deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
emia
Hypoxemia: abnormally low concentrations of oxygen in the blood
11. Pneumatic pertaining to air or gas "gas powered"
12. 1930s - 1940s Hypoxia
Airforce began to use the Puritan-Bennett oxygen mask with pilots
Aviation/Submarine medical units experimenting with oxygen
, RC 2213 Exam 1
1941 - Pneumatic ventilators introduced
1944 - First text published on inhalation therapy & "inhalation therapy" born
First Nebulizer introduced
- Because of the introduction of the nebulizer, respiratory drugs are now able to
be inhaled
13. Nebulizer medical device that produces aerosol with suspended liquid particles in a gas
14. 1950s development of inhalation therapy departments in medical organizations
the need for trained respiratory technicians established by the "Standards of
Effective Administration of Inhalation Therapy"
polio epidemic created need for the Iron Lung
Oxygen cylinder safety systems developed along with the first plastic oxygen
masks
Nasal Cannula patented by Hudson Oxygen
15. 1960s O2 and Air piping systems in hospitals
1961 - First Respiratory Therapist credentialed
Tracheotomy mask introduced
12 month RT training programs accepted by the American Medical Association
Pediatric therapy introduced
Mechanical ventilator becoming more complex and evolving
16. 1970s
, RC 2213 Exam 1
College sponsorship now required for therapist programs; 1 year technician pro-
grams approved
Name change — american association for respiratory therapy
Peak flow meter introduced
National board exams given as "pencil-paper" exams across the nation (no more
oral exams)
17. 1980s Respiratory Therapist we're starting to be paid on a credentialed level with nurses
1982 - First National respiratory care week (recognized by congress and president
Reagan)
Pulmonary function testing certification exam
1983 - NBRT became NBRC
1985 - Texas licensure law enacted
AART becomes the American Associatuon for Respiratory Care
18. AARC (American national professional association for respiratory care
Association for
Respiratory Care) *write the clinical practice guidelines *
advocates for patients, their families, public, the profession, and individual thera-
pists
- lobby for the professional nationally
- nonprofit
- support RC societies - Texas Society for Respiratory Care (TSRC)
- educate the public about the profession
1. When was res- 1940
piratory care
founded?
2. Healthy People Expanded the growth of practice because the number of doctors are getting
2020 Physician smaller
Extender
3. Imhotep First physician 2600 BC - Egypt
4. Hippocrates Greek physician 440 BC - Oath
5. Florence Nightin- First nurse 1810 in London, founder of modern nursing
gale
6. Joseph Priestly discovered oxygen in 1774
7. 1798 Oxygen given as "therapeutic treatment"
8. 1898 Low oxygen shown to cause hyperventilation
9. 1900s Oxygen therapy finally recognized
10. hypoxia vs hypox- Hypoxia: deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues
emia
Hypoxemia: abnormally low concentrations of oxygen in the blood
11. Pneumatic pertaining to air or gas "gas powered"
12. 1930s - 1940s Hypoxia
Airforce began to use the Puritan-Bennett oxygen mask with pilots
Aviation/Submarine medical units experimenting with oxygen
, RC 2213 Exam 1
1941 - Pneumatic ventilators introduced
1944 - First text published on inhalation therapy & "inhalation therapy" born
First Nebulizer introduced
- Because of the introduction of the nebulizer, respiratory drugs are now able to
be inhaled
13. Nebulizer medical device that produces aerosol with suspended liquid particles in a gas
14. 1950s development of inhalation therapy departments in medical organizations
the need for trained respiratory technicians established by the "Standards of
Effective Administration of Inhalation Therapy"
polio epidemic created need for the Iron Lung
Oxygen cylinder safety systems developed along with the first plastic oxygen
masks
Nasal Cannula patented by Hudson Oxygen
15. 1960s O2 and Air piping systems in hospitals
1961 - First Respiratory Therapist credentialed
Tracheotomy mask introduced
12 month RT training programs accepted by the American Medical Association
Pediatric therapy introduced
Mechanical ventilator becoming more complex and evolving
16. 1970s
, RC 2213 Exam 1
College sponsorship now required for therapist programs; 1 year technician pro-
grams approved
Name change — american association for respiratory therapy
Peak flow meter introduced
National board exams given as "pencil-paper" exams across the nation (no more
oral exams)
17. 1980s Respiratory Therapist we're starting to be paid on a credentialed level with nurses
1982 - First National respiratory care week (recognized by congress and president
Reagan)
Pulmonary function testing certification exam
1983 - NBRT became NBRC
1985 - Texas licensure law enacted
AART becomes the American Associatuon for Respiratory Care
18. AARC (American national professional association for respiratory care
Association for
Respiratory Care) *write the clinical practice guidelines *
advocates for patients, their families, public, the profession, and individual thera-
pists
- lobby for the professional nationally
- nonprofit
- support RC societies - Texas Society for Respiratory Care (TSRC)
- educate the public about the profession
