1771: (
US)
Carl Scheele (1742–1786) makes "fire air" (oxygen) by heating magnesium oxide. His findings are published in June 1774.
1774: (
US)
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), credited with the discovery of oxygen, publishes his work on "dephlogisticated air" oxygen 3 months after a report by
Carl Scheele.
1954: (
US) March 16, 1954 the ITA is renamed the American Association of Inhalation Therapists (AAIT).
1966: (
US) February 1966, the ITA was again renamed the American Association for Inhalation Therapy (still, AAIT).
1956: (
US) The AAIT begins publishing a science journal, Inhalation Therapy (now
RESPIRATORY CARE).
1960: (
US)In October 1960 The American Registry of Inhalation Therapists (ARIT) is formed to oversee examinations for formal credentialing for people in the field.
1964: (
CA) The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) is founded in 1964 as the Canadian Society of Inhalation Therapy Technicians.
1970: (
US) In 1970 The Board of Schools of Inhalation Therapy Technicians became the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE).
1971: (
US) The journal Inhalation Therapy is renamed to Respiratory Care.
1974: (
US) The two US credentialing programs merge into a single credentialing organization called the National Board for Respiratory Therapy (NBRT) in 1974.
1980: (
US) President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week. (July 22)
1980-2000
1982: (
US) California passes the first
modern licensure law governing the profession of respiratory care.
1982: (
US) In 1982 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Respiratory Care Week.
2004: (
US) Vermont becomes the 48th state to pass a
Respiratory Care Act, effectively bringing legal credentialing to all 48 contiguous states in the
United States.
2011: (
US) In 2011 the State of Hawaii became the 49th state in the United States to create a Board of Respiratory Care and enacting a Respiratory Care Act.[6]
2012: (
US) In April, 2012 the Office of Regulation in the State of Michigan recommends the de-regulation of the respiratory therapy profession.[7]
^March 25, 1899 edition of The Lancet, "Bronchitis, Pulmonary Emphysema, and Asthma"
^
abcdeWard JJ, Helmholtz HF: Roots of the respiratory care profession. In Burton GG, Hodgkin JE, Ward JJ, editors: Respiratory care: a guide to clinical practice, ed 4, Philadelphia, 1997, Lippincott.
1771: (
US)
Carl Scheele (1742–1786) makes "fire air" (oxygen) by heating magnesium oxide. His findings are published in June 1774.
1774: (
US)
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), credited with the discovery of oxygen, publishes his work on "dephlogisticated air" oxygen 3 months after a report by
Carl Scheele.
1954: (
US) March 16, 1954 the ITA is renamed the American Association of Inhalation Therapists (AAIT).
1966: (
US) February 1966, the ITA was again renamed the American Association for Inhalation Therapy (still, AAIT).
1956: (
US) The AAIT begins publishing a science journal, Inhalation Therapy (now
RESPIRATORY CARE).
1960: (
US)In October 1960 The American Registry of Inhalation Therapists (ARIT) is formed to oversee examinations for formal credentialing for people in the field.
1964: (
CA) The Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) is founded in 1964 as the Canadian Society of Inhalation Therapy Technicians.
1970: (
US) In 1970 The Board of Schools of Inhalation Therapy Technicians became the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE).
1971: (
US) The journal Inhalation Therapy is renamed to Respiratory Care.
1974: (
US) The two US credentialing programs merge into a single credentialing organization called the National Board for Respiratory Therapy (NBRT) in 1974.
1980: (
US) President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week. (July 22)
1980-2000
1982: (
US) California passes the first
modern licensure law governing the profession of respiratory care.
1982: (
US) In 1982 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Respiratory Care Week.
2004: (
US) Vermont becomes the 48th state to pass a
Respiratory Care Act, effectively bringing legal credentialing to all 48 contiguous states in the
United States.
2011: (
US) In 2011 the State of Hawaii became the 49th state in the United States to create a Board of Respiratory Care and enacting a Respiratory Care Act.[6]
2012: (
US) In April, 2012 the Office of Regulation in the State of Michigan recommends the de-regulation of the respiratory therapy profession.[7]
^March 25, 1899 edition of The Lancet, "Bronchitis, Pulmonary Emphysema, and Asthma"
^
abcdeWard JJ, Helmholtz HF: Roots of the respiratory care profession. In Burton GG, Hodgkin JE, Ward JJ, editors: Respiratory care: a guide to clinical practice, ed 4, Philadelphia, 1997, Lippincott.