title: [Kristian Igelsrud and the first successful direct heart compression].
abstract: In 1901, at Tromsø Hospital in Norway, Kristian Igelsrud performed the first successful direct heart compression in history. The event attracted little attention, and Igelsrud did little to make sure that it did. Igelsrud's operation is one of the most important contributions by Norwegian medicine to the development of anaesthesia and resuscitation.
authors.affiliation: Anestesiavdelingen Molde sjukehus 6407 Molde. kjelleriks@c2i.net
authors.forename: Kjell Erik
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Strømskag
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000266:history*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway