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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections6454 (Accession No. 6454-001)Eisenberg, MickeyMickey Eisenberg oral history interviews1943-19951.28 cubic feet (1 box including 30 videocassettes)Collection materials are in English.Videocassettes of interviews completed by a physician and professor of emergency medicine on the topic of early CPR and defibrillation research and practices

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]

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.

Resuscitate! : how your community can improve survival from sudden cardiac arrest by Mickey Eisenberg (2009) is available in UW Libraries Special Collections.

Life in the balance : emergency medicine and the quest to reverse sudden death by Mickey Eisenberg (1997) is available through UW Health Sciences Library.

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.

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Mickey Eisenberg, 2016-06-29

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1Dr. Leonard Cobb Interviews19433 videocassettes

Third tape includes Dr. Mickey Eisenberg

Dr. Cobb was a co-founder of the Seattle Medic One paramedic program.

1Dr. James Elam Interviewsundated2 videocassettes

Tapes include Tyson Greer

Dr. Elam was a physician of anesthesiology and resuscitation researcher.

1Dr. James Jude Interviews19948 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.

1Dr. Eugene Nagel Interviewsundated2 videocassettes

Dr. Nagel was an anesthesiology and a pioneer of modern EMS.

1Dr. Peter Safar Interviewsundated4 videocassettes

Dr. Safar was an Austrian anesthesiology and pioneer of CPR.

1Heart Attack: Death Life Again Parts 1 and 21960svideocassette

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.

1Several Films1962-1975videocassette

Tape label includes Alpha Session, Emergency Medicine dub, Elijah's Children, Columbus LA and Seattle, Cobb interview, and Burt Lamcaster Life in Your Hands

1The Pulse of Life1963videocassette

First film to teach CPR

1VC793The Quest to Reverse Sudden Death19953 videocassettes

Film discusses the history of CPR and defibrillation, program developed by Dr. Mickey Eisenberg

1Race Against Sudden Deathundated3 videocassettes

Tapes include Marty McMahon, a registered nurse previously affilated with Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado

1External Cardiac Massage1994videocassette

Film transferred by the Media Production Unit at Iowa State University

1Pointe La Jolla Multimedia: CPRundatedvideocassette

Film developed and produced by Mark S. Brown