Letter from Virginia Apgar to L. Joseph Butterfield
Description:
Butterfield and his residents at the University of Colorado Medical Center modified the order and wording of the Apgar score's five points, so that they spelled "APGAR." This epigram form proved a useful teaching device, and Butterfield passed it along to Apgar. As this response indicated, Apgar was delighted by the innovation. By the late 1960s it had become the standard for Apgar score forms.
Number of Image Pages:
2 (80,360 Bytes)
Date:
1961-08-01 (August 1, 1961)
Creator:
Apgar, Virginia
Recipient:
Butterfield, L. Joseph
University of Colorado Medical Center. Department of Pediatrics
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Apgar Score
Infant, Newborn
Exhibit Category:
Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974
Relation:
Letter from L. Joseph Butterfield to Virginia Apgar (July 27, 1961)
Letter from L. Joseph Butterfield to Virginia Apgar (July 27, 1961)