The idea of having a set of protocols for neurological
emergencies is not new. Allan Ropper, MD, recalls discussions
of this sort beginning in the early 1980s during the
creation of the American Academy of Neurology Neurocritical
Care course byDr. David Jackson. PerDr. Ropper, ‘‘There
were … formal and informal discussions among the small
group of people interested in neurocritical care about the best
ways to perform CPR. Fads of abdominal binding, resuscitation
in Trendelenberg, various frequencies of chest
compression and respiration