1998
The first video laryngoscope is developed – the precursor to the Glidescope™. This tool drastically improves the process of tube placement and intubation for RTs by providing a real-time and unobstructed view of a patient’s airway. In 1998 there are 15 Respiratory Therapists per 100,000 people in Ontario, compared with 29 in Quebec, 26 in New Brunswick and 28 in British Columbia.
Our neighbours to the south impeach President Bill Clinton during this year and Seinfeld ends after 9 seasons, That 70s Show, Dawsons Creek & Sex and the City premiere on TV. At the 1998 Nagano Olympics Canada wins the fourth most medals, while back at home Toronto & six communities merge to create the new GTA megacity and Ontario and Quebec are hit by the worst ice storm in history.
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