Patient Care: Death and Life in the Emergency Room

Experience the real-life, high-stakes drama of emergency room care in 21 fascinating vignettes by a longtime ER physician.

“Sad yet joyful, moving yet lighthearted . . . In the increasingly popular medical–memoir genre, this one stands out.” —Booklist

Told in fast–paced, stand–alone chapters that recall unforgettable medical cases, Patient Care offers the fascination of medical mysteries, wrapped in the drama of living and dying. A snap judgment about a child nearly kills him, and a priest ...