Safe asleep? Human-machine relations in medical practice
In the process of anaesthesia the patient must surrender vital functions to the care of clinicians and machines who will act for, and advocate for the patient during the surgical procedure. In this paper, we discuss the practices and knowledge sources that underpin safety in a risky field in which m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005-05.
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