Book Detail
Edition: 1
Release: 1999-07-19
Publisher: Temple University Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 1566397162
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB
Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR pdf
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"Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR" is for anyone who has taken a CPR course or who believes the images from television dramas. It is also for families of victims and survivors of CPR. It will engage emergency personnel, others in the medical field, and anyone concerned with ethical issues of death and dying. Anyone who has ever taken a CPR course has wondered, 'What would happen if I actually had to use CPR?' In Western societies, the life-saving power of resuscitation has the status of a revered cultural myth. It promises life in the face of sudden death, but the reality is that lives are rarely saved. Medical researchers estimate the survival rate for out-of-hospital CPR to be between 1 and 3 percent. "Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR" explores the history of this medical innovation and the promotion of its effectiveness.The overuse of resuscitation, Timmermans explains, defines people's experience with sudden death, something he learned first-hand by following the practice of life-s Download Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve
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