Egan’s Chapter 1 Test Bank – History & Evolution of
Respiratory Care (Foundations Timeline)|Complete
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Updated 2026
Respiratory care
The healthcare discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function
and health. Also called respiratory therapy.
Discovery of oxygen
Occurred in the 1770's by Priestly and Scheele.
Gas laws
Discovered in the 1600s & 1700s, including Boyle's law and Charles' law.
Dalton's law
Modern gas law that came in 1801.
Germ theory
Advanced by Pasteur in 1865.
Primitive inhalation therapy program
Established in 1943 by Edwin R. Levine, MD, using on-the-job trained technicians to manage
post-surgical patients at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago.
Inhalation Therapy Association (ITA)
Formed in 1947.
American Association for Inhalation Therapists (AAIT)
Established in 1954 when ITA was renamed.
American Association for Respiratory Therapists (AART)
Name change from AAIT in 1973.
National Board for Respiratory Therapy (NBRT)
Founded in 1974.
, National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Renamed from NBRT in 1983.
Respiratory Care Week
Nationally proclaimed by Ronald Reagan in 1983.
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
Renamed from AART in 1984.
CDC guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention
Published in 1994.
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Formed in 1998.
RESPIRATORY CARE journal
Accepted into Index Medicus in 2000.
Lung Health Day
Launched by the AARC in 2003.
Adult Critical Care Specialty credential (RRT-ACCS)
Created by NBRC in 2011.
Respiratory care profession
Began as the need for a health care practitioner to provide oxygen therapy, mechanical
ventilatory support, and administration of medical aerosols became apparent.
Oral intubation
Introduced in 1909.
Laryngoscope
Developed in 1913.
Oxygen mask
Used in 1918.
Iron Lung
Respiratory Care (Foundations Timeline)|Complete
Questions with Verified A+ Graded Rationales Latest
Updated 2026
Respiratory care
The healthcare discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function
and health. Also called respiratory therapy.
Discovery of oxygen
Occurred in the 1770's by Priestly and Scheele.
Gas laws
Discovered in the 1600s & 1700s, including Boyle's law and Charles' law.
Dalton's law
Modern gas law that came in 1801.
Germ theory
Advanced by Pasteur in 1865.
Primitive inhalation therapy program
Established in 1943 by Edwin R. Levine, MD, using on-the-job trained technicians to manage
post-surgical patients at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago.
Inhalation Therapy Association (ITA)
Formed in 1947.
American Association for Inhalation Therapists (AAIT)
Established in 1954 when ITA was renamed.
American Association for Respiratory Therapists (AART)
Name change from AAIT in 1973.
National Board for Respiratory Therapy (NBRT)
Founded in 1974.
, National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Renamed from NBRT in 1983.
Respiratory Care Week
Nationally proclaimed by Ronald Reagan in 1983.
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
Renamed from AART in 1984.
CDC guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention
Published in 1994.
Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
Formed in 1998.
RESPIRATORY CARE journal
Accepted into Index Medicus in 2000.
Lung Health Day
Launched by the AARC in 2003.
Adult Critical Care Specialty credential (RRT-ACCS)
Created by NBRC in 2011.
Respiratory care profession
Began as the need for a health care practitioner to provide oxygen therapy, mechanical
ventilatory support, and administration of medical aerosols became apparent.
Oral intubation
Introduced in 1909.
Laryngoscope
Developed in 1913.
Oxygen mask
Used in 1918.
Iron Lung
