Then, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was invented in the 1960s, and in conjunction with respirators, heart stimulants and other new medical technology, it provided a way of stopping the process of death half way through and turning back. It was a major weapon in man's life-and-death tug of war with nature.
然而，一九六○年代「心肺復甦術」的發明，配合人工呼吸器、升血壓劑、強心劑等藥物，卻使得這樣的自然死亡過程可以從中截斷，也使人類多了一項和死神拔河的利器。