Saving A Stranger's Life - The Diary Of An Emergency Room Doctor (Paperback)

Anne Biccard has worked as an emergency doctor in Johannesburg for more than 30 years. It is a job that is both terrifying and thrilling, where death can be outwitted by skill and quick thinking, and the pressure eased by dark humour. The coronavirus, however, has added another dimension of fear.

In this heartwarming and at times hilarious memoir she recounts some of the cases that have burst in through her doors, such as the woman who mistook her Dettol for beer and the man who tried to run down his cardiologist. There is sadness, too, as she remembers the patients who didn't make it.

Above all, she writes of the camaraderie and dogged determination of health workers holding fast in the face of the Covid-19 nightmare as they battle, every day, to save a stranger's life.

General

Imprint:	Jacana Media
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	2021
Authors:	Anne Biccard
Dimensions:	234 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-4314-3065-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Community care Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Accident & emergency nursing Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Popular medicine > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Infectious & contagious diseases > General Books > Biography > General Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN:	1-4314-3065-X
Barcode:	9781431430659

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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 | Review by: Patricia H.

One of the most interesting, informative and brilliant books I have read.

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