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| Original Title: | Something for the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER |
| ISBN: | 039306560X (ISBN13: 9780393065602) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Paul Austin
Hardcover | Pages: 293 pages Rating: 3.83 | 1850 Users | 160 Reviews
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| Title | : | Something for the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER |
| Author | : | Paul Austin |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 293 pages |
| Published | : | September 17th 2008 by W. W. Norton Company |
| Categories | : | Medical. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Health. Medicine. Biography. Nurses. Nursing |
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"It turns out there are all kinds of things about working in an ER that most of us haven't learned from TV or having sat in one. In Something for the Pain, Paul Austin—the ER doc you'd hope to get if something really bad happened—tells us, vividly and with uncommon candor, how, if you aren't careful, saving people's lives can make you sick."—Ted Conover, author of NewjackIn 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. His own life becomes Exhibit A, as he details the emotional detachment that estranges him from himself and his family. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Austin's memoir is a revealing glimpse into the fragility of compassion and sanity in the industrial setting of today's hospitals.Rating Containing Books Something for the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER
Ratings: 3.83 From 1850 Users | 160 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Something for the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER
Moving and gentle view into the world of emergency doctorsIve read a few of these, and have laughed with brittleness at the sometimes dark humor this clinical arena inspires. It was a relief to read this book...calm, soothing, like that cool salve you place on a raw wound. The emotions are real, honest, and visceral...but not in a gut-wrenching way. Its more a gentle exposure of the clinicians heart, acknowledging what we feel and making space for both compassion and compartmentalization. ThankSomething for the Pain is basically a collection of essays about the author's experiences as an emergency room doctor. They deal with not only the expected horrible traumas and tragedies of the emergency room seen by Austin, but also with his struggles to combine family with the often overwhelming demands of his job. What emerges is a picture of a real human being, with strenghts and weaknesses shown. Some of Dr. Austin's stories show him at his best, while others reveal mean, petty or uncaring
An interesting memoir about the life and daily work of an ER doctor.Fascinating, though at times disgusting. These types of day-in-the-life-at-work memoirs always makes me wonder if I would be cut out for that particular job. Especially since he makes it sound easy enough!Except, I did not care for the hippie-dippie wife.
This is a very frank account of an emergency room doctor in a medium-size city in the South. He described his path to becoming a physician, some both humorous and tragic ER cases, and the difficulty physicians of all specialties have with balancing home and professional life. ER does have a mixed bag of professional complications. They generally work defined shifts, so when they're off duty, there's no after-hours call or hospital rounds to make. That is offset with the need to work extended
As a nuclear medicine technologist, I know all too well about trying to work and not make mistakes after spending all night being called in on various ER cases. It's a bit scary to hear how sleep deprived some docs are - and they're treating patients - you and me. The book is well written, interesting and a quick read.
As a junior doctor who has just finished rotating through the emergency department, this book is pretty much spot on. The rotating shift work placed a huge toll on my body and routine is something I have found myself constantly yearning for. I noticed some of my behaviours mirroring that of Paul Austin, and found great strength and support in reading about a more experienced doctor's experiences. The book made me appreciate getting over night shifts in a more well-rounded way and taking control
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