title: Historical notes on electroresuscitation.
abstract: The historical development of techniques and instrumentation for electroresuscitation is traced from its inception in 1774 to the twentieth century; an overview of recent developments in electroresuscitation terminates with the introduction of modern defibrillators and cardiac pacemakers.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005060:Europe; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000266:history; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000266:history*