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CPR (First aid)--Social aspects--United States, Cardiac arrest--Treatment--Social aspects--United States, Sudden death--Social aspects--United States, Emergency medical services--United States, Social medicine--United States.
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1999
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RC87.9.T56 1999eb
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616.1/025
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CPR (First aid)--Social aspects--United States, Cardiac arrest--Treatment--Social aspects--United States, Sudden death--Social aspects--United States, Emergency medical services--United States, Social medicine--United States.
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Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR
Stefan Timmermans
Foreword by Bern Shen, M.D.
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Temple University Press, Philadelphia 19122
Copyright 1999 by Temple University All rights reserved Published 1999 Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Timmermans, Stefan, 1968 Sudden death and the myth of CPR / Stefan Timmermans ; foreword by Bern Shen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56639-715-4 (cloth : alk. paper). ISBN 1-56639-716-2 pbk. : alk. paper) 1. CPR (First aid). 2. Cardiac arrestTreatment. 3. Sudden death. 4. Emergency medical servicesUnited States. I. Title. RC87.9.T56 1999 616.1'025dc21 99-17282
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In Memory of Moeke, Marthe, Ann
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Contents
Foreword
by Bern Shen, M.D.
xi
Preface
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Introduction: What they didn't tell you in your CPR course.
1
The Myth of CPR
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How dignified is sudden death?
6
1 Death Awareness in the United States
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The Emergence of Death Awareness
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Hospice Care
18
Right-to-Die Movement
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The "Good" Death
24
Toward a dignified sudden death?
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2 The Search for the Best Resuscitation Technique
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The Royal Humane Society
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The Resuscitation Techniques of the Royal Humane Society
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The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984