Holger Hesse Explained

Birth Date:	1900^[1]
Birth Place:	Berlin, Germany
Death Date:	1967
Occupation:	Engineer
Known For:	Ambu bag

Holger Hesse (1900–1967) was a German engineer. Together with his partner, Danish anesthetist Henning Ruben, he invented the world's first non-electric, self-inflating resuscitator, the Ambu bag, in 1956.^[2]

References

• Life Science Encyclopedia, Bag valve mask
• The Ambu-Resuscitator, British Journal of Anesthesia Volume 35, Number 11 Pp. 748,
• Henning Ruben MD, 1914–2004, Resuscitation, Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 253–256,

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fondens baggrund . da . hessesmindefond.dk . 2022-11-06.
2. Web site: Founders Story - Holger Hesse . ambu.com . 5 November 2022.