Virginia Apgar
female, deceased
Virginia Apgar, M.D. (June 7, 1909 - August 7, 1974) was an American physician who specialised in anesthesia and pediatrics and who introduced the first test, called the Apgar score, to assess the health of newborn babies. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1929, and the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 1933. In 1949, Dr. Apgar became the first woman to become a full professor at Columbia P&S.
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| Born: | June 7, 1909 |
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| Died: | August 7, 1974 |
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A score of 7-10 is considered normal,
while 4-7 might require some resuscitative measures, and a baby with
apgars of 3 and below requires immediate
resuscitation. apgar.net/virginia/ |
| | Virginia Apgar, brilliant physician and humanitarian, is best known for her development of the Apgar Score (1952), a system to determine whether a newborn infant needs special attention to stay alive. www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=14 |
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Dr. Virginia Apgar was the first woman at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons to be named a full professor. www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biog... |
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The Apgar score is a system for point score evaluation of the physical condition of a newborn one minute after birth. www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/204.html |
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A pioneer in anesthesiology as well as maternal and child health, Apgar is best known for developing the Apgar score, a systematic assessment of neonatal viability known to medical personnel and parents throughout the world. c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/v... |
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--Dr. Virginia Apgar, ca. 1950s, explaining
why she kept basic resuscitation equipment with her at all
times. profiles.nlm.nih.gov/CP/Views/Exhibit/narrative/biographi... |
| | web.mit.edu/invent/iow/apgar.html |
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