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Title details for Patient Care by Paul Seward, , MD - Available

Patient Care

by Paul Seward, , MD
Jim Seybert
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Recalling remarkable cases-and people-from a career launched in the first days of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Paul Seward leads us in his memoir through suspenseful diagnoses and explorations of anatomy. By his side, we learn to distinguish nursemaid's elbow from a true broken arm. We learn how our breathing and swallowing mechanisms resemble a practical joke. But when a baby's heart stops and a young doctor forgets what to do, the situation is far from funny. Within the conditions of great stress and rapid decision-making that are routine in the ER, Dr. Seward shows us that medical staff must be more than technicians of the body: they must be restorers of the human. Whether it is comforting anxious families or subjecting a distressed patient to tough procedures, they must learn the difficult work of caring for strangers. Throughout Patient Care, Dr. Seward reflects on how a life in medicine tests what it means to put ethics into practice.

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  • Release date

    July 10, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666599633
      • File size: 154321 KB
      • Duration: 05:21:30

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Jim Seybert's narration achieves the learned tone of a physician who's been through some of the most challenging medical cases a doctor can face. Listeners seeking insights about the difficult work of emergent care will find this audiobook fascinating and sometimes challenging. Seward, a retired physician, provides a series of reflective essays on his decades of work as an emergency room doctor. Some of these stories are lighthearted, as when Seward describes the power of fixing a simple childhood injury. Some events are heartbreaking, as when he counsels a father facing the imminent death of his daughter. Seward routinely focuses on moments that culminate into questions about the meaning of life. Seybert performs this audiobook in a voice imbued with wisdom paired with deep compassion. S.P.C. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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