2000
Observational studies show a 47 – 66% survival rate when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used as a mechanism for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
“The year 2000” – as everyone called it – was rung in with great excitement and anxiety. The ILOVEYOU virus and Y2K bug were great sources of fear going into the new millennium: a digital age where computers would reign over human beings! Although many things did change in technology, these fears were greatly over-exaggerated. Scientists mapped the human genome while the dot com bubble burst; the Summer Olympics took place in Sydney, while blockbusters Castaway, Erin Brockovich and Gladiator debuted on the big screen. In Canada, former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau died on September 28, drawing hundreds of thousands to his state funeral. In Ontario, a deadly E-Coli outbreak sadly claimed nine lives in Walkerton.
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