Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR

by Stefan Timmermans

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.

Genres: Sociology

256 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1999

About the author

Stefan Timmermans is a professor of sociology at UCLA. He is the author of an award-winning scholarly book on forensic death investigations.

Reviews

[Jason Comely]

I agree with the author's stance on dignified death and not prolonging the inevitable, but disagree that CPR is largely ineffective and should only be used in special circumstances. Anecdotally I can say CPR is effective. Everyone should learn it and not hesitate to use it.

Disagreement aside, I enjoyed the book immensely.