by Sam Parnia
First published 2013
Dr Sam Parnia examines the science of death and resuscitation through real cases and cutting-edge research. He opens with the contrasting fates of two football players who collapsed during games in 2012. Both were technically dead, yet Fabrice Muamba survived through hypothermia treatment while another player did not. Parnia uses such stories to investigate what occurs during cardiac arrest and how new medical techniques are changing survival rates. He reveals how advances have created a gray zone between heart failure and permanent death, where dying becomes a process rather than a single moment. The book explores how consciousness may persist even after death begins and examines what these discoveries mean for how we define death itself. Parnia addresses the ethical, scientific, and philosophical questions raised by our growing power over life and death.
Genres: science, medical, non-fiction, academic
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: informed-consent
352 pages · Paperback · Ebury Digital