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Vital Signs : Stories from Intensive Care

By Ken Hillman

Book information

Publisher
University of NSW Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781742230962, 9781742230955
LCC
RA975.5.I56.H55 2009
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3254303 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
262\262
Time added
2023-08-20 06:13:06
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Description

This gripping collection of stories about the experiences of intensive care patients, their families and carers, is about ordinary people facing terrible tragedies and the ways they cope with them. The author, an experienced intensive care clinician, takes the reader on a journey inside an intensive care unit and reveals to the public, for the first time, what really happens inside ICU. The book traces the personal experiences of ICU patients and their families and the struggles of staff providing care in this critical environment. It also offers a searing critique of the way modern healthcare can fail those in greatest need.

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