Debating universality: the case of closed‐chest cardiac massage
International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
ISSN: 0144-333X
Article publication date: 1 June 1998
Abstract
Debates why and how some practices become universal – taking as a case in point closed‐chest massage (CCCM). Points out that CCCM was recognized in 1960 and its use generated heated debates, which altered the technique and reshuffled existing infrastructures. Claims that debates act as a catalyst for university. Investigates the emergence of CCCM, the debate on the merits (or otherwise) of closed versus open‐chested cardiac massage, and who could use the method of CCCM. Indicates that CCCM only became universally practised when it was incorporated into the infrastructure for dealing with emergency cases, and thus became taken for granted.
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Citation
Timmermans, S. (1998), "Debating universality: the case of closed‐chest cardiac massage", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 18 No. 5/6, pp. 107-135. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443339810788399
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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