219:. He first undertook a nine-month appointment as house physician then three months as a house surgeon. His career direction in medicine rather than surgery was confirmed by a disastrous house surgeon rotation. He had been described by his surgical supervisor as the worst house surgeon he had ever encountered.
186:
Difficulty telling left and right, and a preference for rowing over the dissection room, almost caused him to fail on anatomy. A case of mistaken identity meant he passed; the external examiner wrongly thought he was the son of a famous physician and passed him. He graduated from the university in
306:
from late 1970. This was a pivotal moment in the development of the paramedic profession and
Chamberlain and Baskett's work here and subsequently are acknowledged as the naissance of paramedics in Europe. Paramedics are now acknowledged as an autonomous and regulated profession and are still
280:
in 1968 working within the orbit of the
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, a subdivision of the Department of Cardiology before returning for a final year at St Bartholomew's. Much of his research centred around the sympathetic nervous system, beta-blocking drugs, and pacing
276:, Chamberlain returned to Cardiology at St Bartholomew's in January 1962 as a research Registrar and at the end of the tenure was promoted to Senior Registrar in December 1966. He served 2 years of the 4-year posting before taking a year's fellowship in
883:
307:
recognized for their abilities in cardiac care - as was first discovered by
Chamberlain when teaching ECG recognition and cardiac care to nurses, doctors and ambulancemen from the 1970s to the mid-1990s in Brighton.
235:
163:
in 1931. His father was a coal merchant. He was not successful during his school years; he would frequently completely fail spelling and writing exercises. His parents sent him to board at
318:
868:
611:
196:
73:
520:
332:, a reference book on advanced life support and resuscitation medicine. It was winner of the 2008 British Medical Association prize in Cardiology. He is Editor Emeritus of
863:
898:
395:
349:
121:
34:
258:
893:
685:
659:
888:
200:
266:
310:
During this period, Chamberlain developed his 10 Rules of a normal ECG, a foundation to ECG interpretation used all over the world to this date.
903:
878:
168:
487:
192:
615:
175:. There a school master realised he was very intelligent but had an 'inability to comprehend the written word'; a condition now called
322:
25:
357:
353:
822:
128:
38:
873:
314:
277:
212:
135:
42:
313:
Chamberlain maintained a major interest in resuscitation and prehospital care, and played a role in the development of the
180:
69:
285:
216:
99:
317:
and the
International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Though now in his 80s, Chamberlain is an Honorary Advisor to
420:
336:, the official journal of the European Resuscitation Council, and has been author or co-author of over 200 papers.
451:
Baskett, Peter (2007). "Douglas
Chamberlain CBE DSc (Hon) FRCP FRCA FACC FESC—A man for all decades of his time".
250:
663:
825:. Association of Papal Orders in Great Britain of Pius IX, Saint Gregory and Saint Sylvester. Archived from
762:
231:
858:
514:
361:
289:
227:
853:
246:
223:
375:
637:
807:
582:
577:
562:
557:
542:
802:
730:
679:
502:
468:
371:
273:
265:
459368) and was posted to the
British Military Hospital (BMH) in Iserlohn. He was promoted to
164:
720:
712:
537:
460:
345:
242:
230:(RUH) in Bath and then took a role as Resident Medical Officer at the country branch of the
188:
368:
748:
464:
725:
700:
262:
847:
303:
299:
826:
292:
254:
140:
325:
and 'is available any time of the day or night to take calls from paramedics'.
776:
598:
Our
Hospital Our History: Voices from Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
506:
172:
144:
734:
472:
269:(acting Major) on 5 January 1960 and posted to BMH Hostert in Rheindahlen.
176:
110:
Cardiologist, expert in resuscitation and founder of paramedics in Europe
716:
179:. The extra help he was then given meant he passed the entrance exam to
160:
57:
148:
330:
Cardiac Arrest: The
Science and Practice of Resuscitation Medicine
638:"Patients and staff reunited in SECAmb's second survivors' event"
600:. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. p. 23.
374:(DSc) by the University of Sussex in 1989, Hertford in 2003, and
486:
Chamberlain, Douglas; Baskett, Peter; Willis, Michael (2004).
640:. South East Coast Ambulance Service trust. 26 September 2012
884:
Alumni of the
Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
614:. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals. Archived from
488:"From invalid transport corps to paramedic practitioners"
234:
in Maids
Moreton, Buckinghamshire while studying for the
319:
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
272:
After a short spell working in chest medicine at the
106:
95:
87:
79:
65:
50:
23:
532:
530:
519:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
396:"Special day for two Coventry University people"
509:. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
446:
444:
442:
151:, revolutionising pre-hospital clinical care.
869:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
8:
350:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
197:Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
74:Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital
701:"Recognition of ST elevation by paramedics"
566:(Supplement). 23 January 1959. p. 643.
295:, and as Honorary Consultant subsequently.
811:(Supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 7.
586:(Supplement). 1 January 1960. p. 180.
20:
724:
201:Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
386:
684:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
677:
512:
352:(CBE). In June 1989, he was appointed
7:
899:People educated at Ratcliffe College
864:Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
360:(KSG) and an Honorary Fellow of the
199:, qualifying as a doctor in 1956 as
465:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.09.009
421:"Horsham district men are honoured"
356:(OStJ). He is also a Knight of the
323:London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
14:
894:Royal Army Medical Corps officers
302:, trained ambulance personnel in
191:(BA), that was later promoted to
889:Officers of the Order of St John
783:. European Resuscitation Council
394:Lynch, Lucy (17 November 2008).
358:Order of Saint Gregory the Great
354:Officer of the Order of St. John
215:, 1957, Chamberlain remained at
495:Barts and the London Chronicle
315:European Resuscitation Council
278:Massachusetts General Hospital
1:
904:Medical doctors from Brighton
765:. Cambridge University Press.
546:. 16 June 1989. p. 7104.
879:Medical doctors from Cardiff
348:, Chamberlain was appointed
286:Royal Sussex County Hospital
100:Royal Sussex County Hospital
298:Chamberlain, together with
288:between 1970 and 1991 as a
117:Douglas Anthony Chamberlain
54:1931 (age 92–93)
920:
705:Emergency Medicine Journal
181:Queens' College, Cambridge
70:Queens' College, Cambridge
217:St Bartholomew's Hospital
195:(MA). He then studied at
139:(born 1931) is a British
367:Chamberlain was made an
251:Royal Army Medical Corps
222:Chamberlain served as a
159:Chamberlain was born in
232:National Heart Hospital
501:(Spring 2004): 18–21.
143:who founded the first
874:British cardiologists
823:"Association Members"
699:Whitbread, M (2002).
612:"Douglas Chamberlain"
362:College of Paramedics
228:Royal United Hospital
213:pre-registration year
183:, to study medicine.
224:Senior House Officer
16:British cardiologist
717:10.1136/emj.19.1.66
376:Coventry University
245:on 5 January 1959,
30:Douglas Chamberlain
829:on 6 February 2012
808:The London Gazette
583:The London Gazette
563:The London Gazette
543:The London Gazette
400:Coventry Telegraph
777:"Editorial Board"
618:on 6 October 2014
372:Doctor of Science
284:He worked at the
274:Brompton Hospital
165:Ratcliffe College
114:
113:
88:Years active
911:
839:
838:
836:
834:
819:
813:
812:
799:
793:
792:
790:
788:
773:
767:
766:
763:"Cardiac Arrest"
759:
753:
752:
745:
739:
738:
728:
696:
690:
689:
683:
675:
673:
671:
666:on 10 March 2013
662:. Archived from
656:
650:
649:
647:
645:
634:
628:
627:
625:
623:
608:
602:
601:
594:
588:
587:
574:
568:
567:
554:
548:
547:
534:
525:
524:
518:
510:
492:
483:
477:
476:
448:
437:
436:
434:
432:
417:
411:
410:
408:
406:
391:
346:New Year Honours
243:national service
189:Bachelor of Arts
138:
133:
126:
45:
21:
919:
918:
914:
913:
912:
910:
909:
908:
844:
843:
842:
832:
830:
821:
820:
816:
801:
800:
796:
786:
784:
775:
774:
770:
761:
760:
756:
747:
746:
742:
698:
697:
693:
676:
669:
667:
660:"Archived copy"
658:
657:
653:
643:
641:
636:
635:
631:
621:
619:
610:
609:
605:
596:
595:
591:
576:
575:
571:
556:
555:
551:
536:
535:
528:
511:
490:
485:
484:
480:
450:
449:
440:
430:
428:
419:
418:
414:
404:
402:
393:
392:
388:
384:
342:
209:
157:
131:
124:
120:
72:
66:Alma mater
61:
55:
46:
33:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
917:
915:
907:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
846:
845:
841:
840:
814:
794:
768:
754:
740:
691:
651:
629:
603:
589:
569:
549:
526:
478:
459:(3): 344–349.
438:
427:. 29 June 2012
412:
385:
383:
380:
341:
338:
263:service number
208:
205:
193:Master of Arts
169:private school
156:
153:
112:
111:
108:
107:Known for
104:
103:
97:
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
67:
63:
62:
56:
52:
48:
47:
32:
29:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
916:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
859:Living people
857:
855:
852:
851:
849:
828:
824:
818:
815:
810:
809:
804:
798:
795:
782:
781:Resuscitation
778:
772:
769:
764:
758:
755:
750:
744:
741:
736:
732:
727:
722:
718:
714:
710:
706:
702:
695:
692:
687:
681:
665:
661:
655:
652:
639:
633:
630:
617:
613:
607:
604:
599:
593:
590:
585:
584:
579:
573:
570:
565:
564:
559:
553:
550:
545:
544:
539:
533:
531:
527:
522:
516:
508:
504:
500:
496:
489:
482:
479:
474:
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
453:Resuscitation
447:
445:
443:
439:
426:
425:District Post
422:
416:
413:
401:
397:
390:
387:
381:
379:
377:
373:
370:
365:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
339:
337:
335:
334:Resuscitation
331:
328:He co-edited
326:
324:
320:
316:
311:
308:
305:
304:resuscitation
301:
300:Peter Baskett
296:
294:
291:
287:
282:
279:
275:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
220:
218:
214:
206:
204:
203:(MB, BChir).
202:
198:
194:
190:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
154:
152:
150:
146:
142:
137:
130:
123:
118:
109:
105:
101:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
75:
71:
68:
64:
59:
53:
49:
44:
40:
36:
27:
22:
19:
831:. Retrieved
827:the original
817:
806:
797:
785:. Retrieved
780:
771:
757:
743:
711:(1): 66–67.
708:
704:
694:
668:. Retrieved
664:the original
654:
642:. Retrieved
632:
620:. Retrieved
616:the original
606:
597:
592:
581:
572:
561:
552:
541:
515:cite journal
498:
494:
481:
456:
452:
429:. Retrieved
424:
415:
403:. Retrieved
399:
389:
366:
344:In the 1988
343:
333:
329:
327:
312:
309:
297:
293:Cardiologist
283:
271:
255:British Army
247:commissioned
240:
221:
210:
187:1953 with a
185:
158:
141:cardiologist
116:
115:
91:1956–Present
83:Cardiologist
18:
854:1931 births
833:30 December
803:"No. 51171"
787:29 December
644:29 December
622:30 December
578:"No. 41919"
558:"No. 41616"
538:"No. 51767"
405:29 December
241:He entered
211:During his
102:(1970–2004)
848:Categories
382:References
290:Consultant
259:lieutenant
155:Early life
80:Occupation
507:1470-2282
378:in 2008.
249:into the
238:diploma.
173:Leicester
145:paramedic
26:Professor
749:"Google"
735:11777883
680:cite web
473:17240511
369:honorary
177:dyslexia
147:unit in
96:Employer
726:1725764
670:13 July
431:8 March
340:Honours
267:captain
161:Cardiff
60:, Wales
58:Cardiff
733:
723:
505:
471:
207:Career
149:Europe
491:(PDF)
257:as a
171:near
134:
132:,
127:
125:,
41:
37:
835:2012
789:2012
731:PMID
686:link
672:2014
646:2012
624:2012
521:link
503:ISSN
469:PMID
433:2013
407:2012
321:and
236:MRCP
167:, a
129:OStJ
51:Born
39:OStJ
721:PMC
713:doi
461:doi
226:at
136:KSG
122:CBE
43:KSG
35:CBE
850::
805:.
779:.
729:.
719:.
709:19
707:.
703:.
682:}}
678:{{
580:.
560:.
540:.
529:^
517:}}
513:{{
497:.
493:.
467:.
457:72
455:.
441:^
423:.
398:.
364:.
253:,
119:,
837:.
791:.
751:.
737:.
715::
688:)
674:.
648:.
626:.
523:)
499:6
475:.
463::
435:.
409:.
261:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.