Emergency!: True Stories from the Nation's ERs

Mark Brown
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Bristling with the raw power of reality, this riveting book recounts true tales of life and death from the emergency rooms of America. Dr. Mark Brown asked over 15,000 fellow ER staffers to share their most unforgettable moments. Now, in their own voices, these real ER personnel bring readers their most poignant, heartbreaking, laugh-out-loud hilarious, or shocking moments from the war zone of medicine.
Genres: MedicalNonfictionMedicineScienceHumorMemoirBiographyShort StoriesNursingEssays
300 Pages

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