Karl W. Edmark Explained

Karl William Edmark
Birth Date:March 3, 1924
Death Date:April 6, 1994
Death Place:Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, US
Resting Place:Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, US
Education:M.D.
Children:Karl W. Edmark III, Tomima Edmark, John Edmark, Charles Van Middlestate, Richard Edmark, and James Edmark

Karl William Edmark (1924 - 1994) was an American cardiovascular surgeon, inventor of the DC defibrillator,[1] inventor of the Edmark damped sinusoidal defibrillation pulse,[2] and founder of the company Physio-Control.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Karl William Edmark. emsmuseum.org.
  2. Web site: Physio-Control Inc. . January 1, 2013 . Physio-Control Timeline 1955-Present . April 28, 2023.
  3. News: Dr. Karl Edmark, surgeon and inventor . The Day. Associated Press. New London, CT. April 8, 1994. B6.
  4. Web site: Time Line. Physio-Control. December 13, 2012.
  5. Web site: Seattle physician Karl William Edmark perfects heart defibrillator between 1959 and 1962 . History Link . Long . Priscilla . October 1, 1999 . September 29, 2014.

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