First Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Case: November 2002

2002

In early to mid 2000’s Patient Ventilator synchrony is enhanced through the increased use of new modes of ventilation such as Propotional Assist Ventilation (PAV) and Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA).  The end of 2002 brought the first SARS case.

Scientists discovered Quooar (a dwarf planet), and Apple unveiled the iMac G4. For Canadians this was a big celebrity year when George Stanley (author, historian, soldier, public servant and designer of the Canadian flag) died, Pope John Paull II visited Toronto for World Youth Day and it was Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. The CBC celebrated 50 years while broadcasting the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where we won double hockey gold and watched Jamie Salé and David Pelletier be denied theirs. It was also a great year for movies, featuring the second Lord of the Rings film, Catch Me If You Can, The Pianist and The Minority Report, to name a few.