Bedside Rounds 20 - Buried Alive
Feb 21, 2017
Explore the 19th-century fear of being buried alive and how medical advancements blurred the line between life and death. Learn about primitive death diagnosis methods, advancements in artificial respiration, galvanism experiments, and the evolution of death diagnosis in medicine. Discover the debates on suspended animation, ethical dilemmas in defining death, and the progress in neuroscience and stroke treatments. Plus, find out which medical specialty is most likely to survive on a desert island!
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Intro
00:00 • 4min
Exploration of the Fear of Being Buried Alive and Medical Advances in Death Diagnosis
04:24 • 4min
Galvanism Experiment, Misdiagnosis of Death, and Suspended Animation
08:47 • 2min
Evolution of Death Diagnosis and Dilemmas in Medicine
11:01 • 7min
Neuroscience Progress and Medical Specialty Survival on a Desert Island
17:40 • 6min