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Something For The Pain, One Doctor's Account Of Life And Death In The Er (2000)

by Paul Austin(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1607517841 (ISBN13: 9781607517849)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

review 1: I was expecting a book about the weariness of those in the ER...the 'burnout' so to speak, of those in the medical profession who deal with drug addicts, homeless with no access to or knowledge of medical care, or the victims of violent crimes. The exhaustion of dealing not with the child with sniffles but the parent who demands antibiotics. Instead, I got his prejudice towards mentally handicapped children. His whining of long hours that should be reserved for interns. His sex life. While I'm glad an emergency room physician still has time to have lunch with his children once a week and lay with his wife, its not what I picked up this book for.After waiting a while for this book...it was a tremendous letdown
review 2: I really liked this little memoir. I know ... morethat I'm biased, as I was probably the most obsessed youngster with the TV show ER, have bought anatomy and medicine books "for fun" for quite some time and still love the idea of becoming Dr. Dale. This is a collection of stories, maybe more like essays about this ER doctor's experience... Ranging from excitement and adrenaline, to sleep deprivation and hostility, to life and death, compassion and connection. And even though this book didn't really bring out any super original insight or much too far out of the scope of possibility, I thoroughly enjoyed devouring this book in 2 sittings less

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