Mickey Eisenberg oral history interviews, 1943-1995
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Dr. Leonard Cobb Interviews, 1943
- Dr. James Elam Interviews, undated
- Dr. James Jude Interviews, 1994
- Dr. Eugene Nagel Interviews, undated
- Dr. Peter Safar Interviews, undated
- Heart Attack: Death Life Again Parts 1 and 2, 1960s
- Several Films, 1962-1975
- The Pulse of Life, 1963
- The Quest to Reverse Sudden Death, 1995
- Race Against Sudden Death, undated
- External Cardiac Massage, 1994
- Pointe La Jolla Multimedia: CPR, undated
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eisenberg, Mickey
- Title
- Mickey Eisenberg oral history interviews
- Dates
- 1943-1995 (inclusive)19431995
- Quantity
- 1.28 cubic feet (1 box including 30 videocassettes)
- Collection Number
- 6454 (Accession No. 6454-001)
- Summary
- Videocassettes of interviews completed by a physician and professor of emergency medicine on the topic of early CPR and defibrillation research and practices
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access. VHS of the The Quest to Reverse Sudden Death is open for previewing onsite in the Special Collections Reading Room. Additionally, users may obtain a reproduction of the media for a fee by contacting Special Collections. All other components will be available after digitization.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Mickey Eisenberg is a professor emeritus at the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Washington. He also serves as the associate medical director for quality improvement with King County EMS. Known for his work spreading CPR education, he is considered one of the key figures in developing a CPR system that incorporates bystander CPR and early defibrillation.
[Source: EMS World. "EMS World Hall of Fame: Eisenberg, White." Accessed October 17, 2023. https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/emsworld/original-contribution/ems-world-hall-fame-eisenberg-white]
Content Description
Videocassettes of interviews and oral histories of early discoverers of CPR and defibrillation, including Drs. Mickey Eisenberg, Leonard Cobb, James Elam, James Jude, Eugene Nagel, Peter Safer, and Claude Beck.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Separated Materials
Resuscitate! : how your community can improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest by Mickey Eisenberg (2009) is available in UW Libraries Special Collections.
Related Materials
Life in the balance : emergency medicine and the quest to reverse sudden death by Mickey Eisenberg (1997) is available through UW Health Sciences Library.
Acquisition Information
Mickey Eisenberg, 2016-06-29
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Dr. Leonard Cobb Interviews3 videocassettes
Third tape includes Dr. Mickey Eisenberg
Dr. Cobb was a co-founder of the Seattle Medic One paramedic program.
Dates: 1943Container: Box 1 -
Description: Dr. James Elam Interviews2 videocassettes
Tapes include Tyson Greer
Dr. Elam was a physician of anesthesiology and resuscitation researcher.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: Dr. James Jude Interviews8 videocassettes
Tape labels include "Elijah's children." This label may be a reference to the prophet Elijah, later described in Dr. Mickey Eisenberg's book Life in the Balance (1997)
Dr. Jude was a physician and surgeon who aided in the development of modern CPR.
Dates: 1994Container: Box 1 -
Description: Dr. Eugene Nagel Interviews2 videocassettes
Dr. Nagel was an anesthesiology and a pioneer of modern EMS.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: Dr. Peter Safar Interviews4 videocassettes
Dr. Safar was an Austrian anesthesiology and pioneer of CPR.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: Heart Attack: Death Life Again Parts 1 and 2videocassette
Interviews with Dr. Claude Beck, the first human successfully defibrillated, and CPR teaching
Dr. Beck was a pioneer cardiac surgeon, performing the first defibrillation in 1947.
Dates: 1960sContainer: Box 1 -
Description: Several Filmsvideocassette
Tape label includes Alpha Session, Emergency Medicine dub, Elijah's Children, Columbus LA and Seattle, Cobb interview, and Burt Lamcaster Life in Your Hands
Dates: 1962-1975Container: Box 1 -
Description: The Pulse of Lifevideocassette
First film to teach CPR
Dates: 1963Container: Box 1 -
Description: The Quest to Reverse Sudden Death3 videocassettes
Film discusses the history of CPR and defibrillation, program developed by Dr. Mickey Eisenberg
Dates: 1995Container: Box 1, Item VC793 -
Description: Race Against Sudden Death3 videocassettes
Tapes include Marty McMahon, a registered nurse previously affilated with Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1 -
Description: External Cardiac Massagevideocassette
Film transferred by the Media Production Unit at Iowa State University
Dates: 1994Container: Box 1 -
Description: Pointe La Jolla Multimedia: CPRvideocassette
Film developed and produced by Mark S. Brown
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
