| Description |
viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Not too long ago, when you were dead, you were dead. There was no coming back. But a little electricity, applied to the heart in just the right way, has changed all that. Now death has become just another serious complication. Dr. David Casarett, a ... researcher and professor of medicine, now chronicles his journey to the cutting edge of resuscitation"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index. |
| Contents |
The Big Mac rule of resuscitation and the search for the limits of life -- Why Amsterdam used to be a good place to commit suicide -- The ice woman meets the strange new science of resuscitation -- Science fiction, space travel, and suspended animation -- The deep freeze future : cryonauts venture to the frontiers of immortality -- Crowdsourcing survival -- When is "dead" really dead? Listen for the violins. |
| Subject |
Resuscitation -- Popular works.
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Death, Apparent -- Popular works.
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Resuscitation -- Popular Works.
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| ISBN |
9781591846710 (hardback) |
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1591846714 (hardback) |
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