Researchers complete first human trial on viability of enteral ventilation

There was a time, where there were bellows made available along the Thames in London. Because it was believed blowing tobacco smoke up someone’s backside would be a really useful mechanism of resuscitation, in particular in case of drowning. There’s a itsy bitsy kernel of truth in everything…

TIL that blowing smoke up someone's ass is derived from the abolishment of this practice (apparently).