Cheating death : the doctors and medical miracles that are saving lives against all odds / Sanjay Gupta ; with research by Caleb Hellerman.

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  • Author(s): Gupta, Sanjay, 1969-
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    New York : Wellness Central, 2009.
  • Publication Date:
    2009
  • Physical Description:
    xvii, 282 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Bibliographies; Non-fiction
  • Subject Terms:
    Resuscitation; Death, Apparent
  • Availability: 1 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      First edition
    • Abstract:
      Summary: In this riveting book, Dr. Sanjay Gupta--neurosurgeon, chief medical correspondent for CNN, and bestselling author--chronicles the almost unbelievable science that has made seemingly miraculous recoveries possible--from experiments with therapeutic hypothermia to save comatose stroke or heart attack victims to lifesaving operations in utero to the study of animal hibernation to help wounded soldiers on far-off battlefields.
    • Content Notes:
      Ice doctors -- A heart-stopping moment -- Suspend disbelief -- Beyond death -- What lies beneath -- Cheating death in the womb -- What is a miracle? -- Another day.
    • Notes:
      1
    • ISBN:
      9780446508872 (regular edition : hdc.)
      044650887X (regular edition : hdc.)
    • Accession Number:
      2009018588
    • Accession Number:
      318879352
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.469506