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-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.- Welcome to STAT: Crazy Medical Stories as told by the healthcare professionals themselves. From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves. The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and ...

Volume 11 of Code Blue: Tales from the Emergency Room continues to deliver gripping, real-life stories from the high-stakes world of emergency medicine. This volume dives deeper into the intense, fast-paced environment of the ER, highlighting the critical decision-making and teamwork that save lives daily. From the harrowing case of a young stroke patient to the miraculous recovery of a trauma victim, each chapter offers a detailed account of the challenges and triumphs faced by emergency room doctors. With a blend of medical expertise and human compassion, Volume 11 showcases the ...

Code Blue: Tales from the Emergency Room plunges readers into the frenetic, high-stakes world of emergency medicine, providing an intimate look at the life-altering moments that unfold within hospital walls. Curated from the firsthand accounts of healthcare professionals, each story offers a raw, poignant snapshot of the challenges, decisions, and emotional journeys encountered in the ER. From the heart-wrenching to the heartwarming, these narratives shed light on the human spirit's resilience in the face of crisis, and the compassion and heroism of those dedicated to saving lives. More ...

This intense volume delves into the high-stakes world of the emergency room, where every second counts and lives hang in the balance. Through a series of compelling narratives, it reveals the intense, often chaotic, yet profoundly human side of emergency medicine. Each story is told from the perspective of seasoned ER doctors, nurses, and first responders who navigate the relentless pressures of their work with skill and compassion. From heart-stopping resuscitations and life-threatening traumas to the quiet heroism of everyday medical care, Code Blue captures the raw, unfiltered reality of...

A Day in the Life of an Ambulance Driver is a collection of stories told from the viewpoint of the author during his time as an EMT, paramedic, and Navy Corpsman. These stories are based on real-life situations, and told with attention to detail in an attempt to help the listener visualize the experience for him or her self.

When Joanne Jacobson’s writing about her mother’s respiratory illness was interrupted by her own diagnosis with a rare blood disorder, she found her perspective profoundly altered. Every Last Breath follows these two chronic illnesses as they grow unexpectedly intertwined. Rejecting a fixed, retrospective point of view and the forward-moving trajectory of conventional memoir, Jacobson brings the reader to the emotionally raw present - where potentially fatal illness and “end of life” both remain, emphatically, life.

Over the past several years, there has been an overwhelming amount of patients coming to the emergency department for medical care. It is essential for all emergency departments to improve patient flow by identifying barriers that slow the patient flow down and improve and revise these areas.

Stephanie Green isn't like most other doctors. Nearly every day, she confronts life-and-death situations behind the scenes at Heathrow, where the truth is almost always stranger than fiction. Here, she reveals the exhilarating drama of working in the world's sixth busiest airport and what is required to make life-and-death decisions in the hidden no-man's-land of medicine, geopolitics, terror and tragedy that is The Heathrow Doctor.

In the gripping ninth volume of Code Blue: Tales from the Emergency Room, the high-stakes world of emergency medicine is brought vividly to life through a series of compelling stories. This volume delves into the chaotic yet rewarding experiences of ER doctors and nurses as they navigate life-and-death situations. From the harrowing case of a near-drowning victim to the desperate efforts to save a young child poisoned by household chemicals, each story showcases the resilience and dedication of the medical professionals on the front lines. With every heartbeat, every critical decision, and ...

Code Blue: Tales from the Emergency Room: Volume 12 offers a gripping collection of real-life stories from the front lines of emergency medicine. This volume delves into the high-stakes world of the ER, where split-second decisions can mean the difference between life and death. Readers will encounter a variety of cases, from dramatic rescues and miraculous recoveries to heart-wrenching losses and unexpected triumphs. Each tale is a testament to the skill, dedication, and resilience of the medical professionals who work tirelessly to save lives under intense pressure. This installment ...

A Life in Trauma is a frank, remarkable account of a career spent helping others, offering a positive outlook on the potential of Ireland’s healthcare system in the future. Concern. Compassion. Doubt. Despair. Anger. Hope. Imagine juggling these feelings every day in a situation where your work could mean the difference between someone's life or death.

Today, knowledge and understanding of prehospital emergency medicine and disabilities is limited. This valuable text is a new resource to start a discussion about the need to include disability education in EMT and paramedic curricula. EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs: Assessment, Treatment and Transport is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to address the emergency prehospital needs of people with disabilities.

Life and Death in Intensive Care offers a unique portrait of the surgical intensive care unit (SICU), the place in medical centers and hospitals where patients with the gravest medical conditions - from comas to terminal illness - are treated. Author Joan Cassell employs the concept of moral economies to explain the dilemmas that patients, families, and medical staff confront in treatment.

Flight for Life is the heart-stopping account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Dr. Stewart and his colleague moved mountains and cut red tape to fly patients to one of the premiere burn centers in the United States.

The Gap is a vivid portrait of the lead-up to Christmas; an unflinching, no-holds-barred look at what happens after the triple-zero call is made - the drugs, nightclubs, brothels, drunk rich kids, billionaires, domestic disputes, the elderly, emergency births, even a kidnapping. Patients share their innermost feelings, and we witness their loneliness, their despair and their hopes.

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Conquer the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic Profession: Your Concise Guide to a Career Assessing a Patient’s Condition and Administering Emergency Medical Care is the ultimate resource for aspiring emergency medical technicians and paramedics. This comprehensive guide delves into the vital role these professionals play in delivering life-saving care during emergencies. It covers every aspect of the profession, from responding to 911 calls and assessing patient conditions to performing critical procedures and safely transporting patients to medical facilities. Readers will...

In der Notaufnahme zeigt sich, worauf es wirklich ankommt! Sie verändert den Blick aufs Leben. Keine halben Sachen. Die Notärztin Carola Holzner spricht Klartext. Dabei bleibt sie immer sie selbst mit Blick auf die, für die ihr Herz schlägt: ihre Patientinnen und Patienten und deren Schicksale. Sie berichtet von Menschen, die alle auf ihre Art bewegen: Die alleinerziehende Mutter, die eine lebenswichtige Operation verweigert, aus Angst ihren Job zu verlieren. Der verzweifelte Vater, der selbst dem Tod seiner kleinen Tochter einen Sinn geben will, indem er junge Ärzte aufrüttelt.

In these stories, Dr Jim Down brings us to the very heart of the intensive care unit - the section of the hospital where the sickest patients are brought to be cared for until their condition improves. With honesty, humility and a streak of dark humour, Dr Down describes the quietly heroic work of doctors and nurses on the ICU, a place which sits at the cutting edge of medical technology and where a split-second decision can make the difference between life and death.

Crises Happen... Will You Be Ready? Crises affect people on many different levels, including psychological well-being. The 2004/2009 tsunamis, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are among events continuing to affect millions of lives daily. Potential events like Avian and Swine Flu pandemics, global warming/climate change and threats of spreading unrest in the Middle East are concerns weighing heavily on all. Planning and coordination are important components of responses to crises, disasters, and critical incidents. Resilience, recovery from crises, community ...