1. The History of The Red Cross and CPR
By: Mr Ellis

2. Which came first?
CPR or The Red Cross

3. Clara Barton (The Founder) (OG Red Cross)
She founded the Red Cross in 1881 when she was already 60 and lead with strong leadership for the next 20 years.
(Courtesy of The Red Cross 2017)

4. The Red Cross Mission Statement
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.​
(Courtesy of The Red Cross 2017)

5. Multiple founders of CPR
CPR dates back to the 16th century and good amount of people have had a hand in shaping modern CPR as it is today.
(Courtesy of The National Library of Medicine 1980)

6. Andreas Vesalius (The Founder) (CPR OG)
He is often credited with being the father of resuscitation. He is documented with trying and being successful with breaths on small animals as early as the mid 1500’s. (CPR Headquarters 2015)

7. CPR History
1740: The Paris Academy of Science official recommends mouth to mouth
1891: Friedrich Maass performed the first documented chest compression in humans.
1903: George Crile reported the first successful use of external chest compressions on humans (American Heart Association 2017)

8. To Modern CPR