Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 29
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 At night, it is not so bad. But at night, sleepy mistakes make it difficult to keep people moving safely and quickly through the emergency room. #2 I was called away to another room for a patient with chest pain. Then the paramedics brought in two patients from a motor vehicle accident. I tried to get back to the woman with the headache, but sicker people kept arriving. #3 I was supposed to turn Ms. Lowery’s care over to the neurosurgeon on call, Dr. Davis, but I felt bad for misjudging her. She had a brain tumor, and was not in denial. #4 I was glad I’d gone back to examine Ms. Lowery’s retinas. Sometimes it’s just doing the drill that keeps you from making a mistake. I was sure I hadn’t made any mistakes this shift.
Author: Paul Austin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393065602
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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In this riveting memoir, an ER doctor reveals how his high-stress career of helping others led to a struggle to save himself.
Author: Paul Austin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393063143
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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"A stunning account of the chaos of the emergency room." —Boston Globe In this eye-opening account of life in the ER, Paul Austin recalls how the daily grind of long, erratic shifts and endless hordes of patients with sad stories sent him down a path of bitterness and cynicism. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Something for the Pain is a revealing glimpse into the fragility of compassion and sanity in the industrial setting of today’s hospitals.
Author: J. Hoberman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520274016
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Black & Blue is the first systematic description of how American doctors think about racial differences and how this kind of thinking affects the treatment of their black patients. The standard studies of medical racism examine past medical abuses of black people and do not address the racially motivated thinking and behaviors of physicians practicing medicine today. Black & Blue penetrates the physician’s private sphere where racial fantasies and misinformation distort diagnoses and treatments. Doctors have always absorbed the racial stereotypes and folkloric beliefs about racial differences that permeate the general population. Within the world of medicine this racial folklore has infiltrated all of the medical sub-disciplines, from cardiology to gynecology to psychiatry. Doctors have thus imposed white or black racial identities upon every organ system of the human body, along with racial interpretations of black children, the black elderly, the black athlete, black musicality, black pain thresholds, and other aspects of black minds and bodies. The American medical establishment does not readily absorb either historical or current information about medical racism. For this reason, racial enlightenment will not reach medical schools until the current race-aversive curricula include new historical and sociological perspectives.
Author: Paul Austin
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245837
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Through parenting a child with a disability, a father discovers patience, acceptance, and unconditional love. In 1987, Paul Austin and his wife Sally were newlyweds, excited about their future together and happily anticipating the birth of their first child. He was a medical student and she was a nurse. Everything changed the moment the doctor rushed their infant daughter from the room just after her birth, knowing instantly that something was wrong. Sarah had almond-shaped eyes, a single crease across her palm instead of three, and low-set ears—all of which suggested that the baby had Down syndrome. Beginning on the day Sarah is born and ending when she is a young adult living in a group home, Beautiful Eyes is the story of a father's journey toward acceptance of a child who is different. In a voice that is unflinchingly honest and unerringly compassionate, Austin chronicles his life with his daughter: watching her learn to walk and talk and form her own opinions, making decisions about her future, and navigating cultural assumptions and prejudices—all the while confronting, with poignancy and moving candor, his own limitations as her father. It is Sarah herself, who, in her own coming of age and her own reconciling with her difference, teaches her father to understand her. Time and again, she surprises him: performing Lady Gaga’s "Poker Face" at a talent show; explaining how the word "retarded" is hurtful; reacting to the events of her life with a mixture of love, pain, and humor; and insisting on her own humanity in a world that questions it. As Sarah begins to blossom into herself, her father learns to look past his daughter’s disability and see her as the spirited, warmhearted, and uniquely wise person she is.
Author: Wade Mullen
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1496444701
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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"Am I the only one who sees this-am I just imagining things? Is something wrong with me ... or could this be abuse?" Maybe you don't know for sure: all you know is something feels off when you think about a certain relationship or interaction with an institution or organization. You feel alone and confused--but calling it "abuse" feels extreme and unsettling, a label for what happens to other people but not you. Yet you can't shake the feeling: something's not right. In his debut book, researcher and advocate Wade Mullen introduces us to the groundbreaking world of impression management--the strategies that individuals and organizations utilize to gain power and cover up their wrongdoings. Mullen reveals a pattern that accompanies many types of abuse, almost as if abusers are somehow reading from the same playbook. If we can learn to decode these evil methods--if we can learn the language of abuse--we can help stop the cycle and make abusers less effective at accomplishing destruction in our lives. Something's Not Right will help you to identify and describe tactics that were previously unidentifiable and indescribable, and give you the language you need to move toward freedom and create a safer future for yourself and others"--
Author: Lisa Olstein
Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN: 1942658699
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104
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“A fascinating, totally seductive read!” —Eula Biss, author of Notes from No Man’s Land: American Essays and On Immunity: An Inoculation “A book built of brain and nerve and blood and heart. . . . Irreverent and astute. . . . Pain Studies will change how you think about living with a body.” —Elizabeth McCracken, author of Thunderstruck and Bowlaway “A thrilling investigation into pain, language, and Olstein’s own exile from what Woolf called ‘the army of the upright.’ On a search path through art, science, poetry, and prime-time television, Olstein aims her knife-bright compassion at the very thing we’re all running from. Pain Studies is a masterpiece.” —Leni Zumas, author of The Listeners and Red Clocks In this extended lyric essay, a poet mines her lifelong experience with migraine to deliver a marvelously idiosyncratic cultural history of pain—how we experience, express, treat, and mistreat it. Her sources range from the trial of Joan of Arc to the essays of Virginia Woolf and Elaine Scarry to Hugh Laurie’s portrayal of Gregory House on House M.D. As she engages with science, philosophy, visual art, rock lyrics, and field notes from her own medical adventures (both mainstream and alternative), she finds a way to express the often-indescribable experience of living with pain. Eschewing simple epiphanies, Olstein instead gives us a new language to contemplate and empathize with a fundamental aspect of the human condition. Lisa Olstein teaches at the University of Texas at Austin and is the author of four poetry collections published by Copper Canyon Press. Pain Studies is her first book of creative nonfiction.
Author: Dana Ferguson
Publisher: Book Review Index Cumulation
ISBN: 9781414419121
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1304
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Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9593
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The 'Christmas Murder Mystery Boxed-Set' compiles an evocative collection of enigmatic tales set against the backdrop of the holiday season, bringing together a diverse array of narratives that span the spectrum from classic detection to chilling suspense. Featuring works by some of the most iconic names in the field, including Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, and Edgar Allan Poe, the anthology celebrates the versatility of the murder mystery genre, experimenting with different literary styles and themes. The inclusion of stories from across the golden age of detective fiction to more contemporary works highlights the continuous appeal and evolution of the mystery genre, offering readers a rich tapestry of crime and intrigue interwoven with the spirit of Christmas. The authors contributing to this anthology are not only masters of their craft but also key figures in the development of the detective and mystery genre. From the carefully constructed puzzles of Conan Doyle and Christie to the psychological depth of Poe and the procedural accuracy of R. Austin Freeman, these authors backgrounds bring an unmatched depth to the anthology. Their collective works embody the shifting paradigms of mystery writing, while also reflecting the socio-cultural contexts of their times, allowing readers to explore the evolution of the genre. This anthology represents a singular opportunity to experience the melding of the festive season with the intrigue of murder mystery through the lenses of some of the genres most influential voices. It promises not only a journey through the dark alleys of human nature but also an exploration of the ingenious minds that have shaped detective literature. Ideal for aficionados of the genre and newcomers alike, the 'Christmas Murder Mystery Boxed-Set' invokes the holiday spirit in a uniquely thrilling manner, inviting readers to revel in both the warmth of the season and the chill of the unknown.
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 8437
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e-artnow presents to you a collection of the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays:_x000D_ Agatha Christie:_x000D_ The Mysterious Affair at Styles_x000D_ The Murder on the Links_x000D_ The Kidnapped Prime Minister _x000D_ The Million Dollar Bond Robbery _x000D_ The Secret Adversary_x000D_ R. Austin Freeman:_x000D_ Dr. Thorndyke's Cases_x000D_ The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke_x000D_ Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook_x000D_ Arthur Conan Doyle:_x000D_ The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes_x000D_ The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes_x000D_ A Study in Scarlet_x000D_ The Sign of Four_x000D_ The Hound of the Baskervilles_x000D_ The Valley of Fear_x000D_ A. E. W. Mason:_x000D_ At the Villa Rose_x000D_ The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel_x000D_ Mary Roberts Rinehart:_x000D_ The Circular Staircase_x000D_ The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry_x000D_ Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions_x000D_ More Tish_x000D_ Edgar Allan Poe:_x000D_ The Murders in the Rue Morgue_x000D_ The Mystery of Marie Rogêt_x000D_ The Purloined Letter_x000D_ Charles Dickens:_x000D_ Hunted Down_x000D_ Wilkie Collins:_x000D_ The Moonstone_x000D_ The Woman in White_x000D_ The Haunted Hotel_x000D_ Robert Barr:_x000D_ The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont_x000D_ Jennie Baxter, Journalist_x000D_ The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs_x000D_ The Adventure of the Second Swag_x000D_ E. W. Hornung:_x000D_ The Amateur Cracksman_x000D_ The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures_x000D_ A Thief in the Night_x000D_ Mr. Justice Raffles_x000D_ John Kendrick Bangs:_x000D_ Mrs. Raffles_x000D_ R. Holmes & Co_x000D_ Melville Davisson Post:_x000D_ The Sleuth of St. James's Square_x000D_ Edgar Wallace:_x000D_ The Four Just Men_x000D_ The Clue of the Twisted Candle_x000D_ Victor L. Whitechurch:_x000D_ The Canon in Residence_x000D_ Anna Katharine Green:_x000D_ The Leavenworth Case_x000D_ A Strange Disappearance_x000D_ The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow_x000D_ That Affair Next Door_x000D_ Lost Man's Lane_x000D_ The Circular Study_x000D_ G. K. Chesterton:_x000D_ The Innocence of Father Brown_x000D_ The Wisdom of Father Brown_x000D_ The Donnington Affair_x000D_ Ellis Parker Butler:_x000D_ Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective_x000D_ Maurice Leblanc:_x000D_ Arsene Lupin_x000D_ The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin_x000D_ Mabel & Paul Thorne:_x000D_ The Sheridan Road Mystery_x000D_ Marion Harvey:_x000D_ The Mystery of the Hidden Room_x000D_ Grace Livingston Hill:_x000D_ The Mystery of Mary
