FINALIST FOR THE JAN MICHALSKI PRIZE FOR LITERATUREAnother “pitch-perfect book of short essays” (New York Times Book Review) from the acclaimed author of Blood of Strangers, this one exploring the contemporary practice of medicine from the perspective of a doctor with 25 years of experience in the ER.In the late 1990s, a young physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, published a stunning memoir of his experiences in the highly charged world of the ER. Presented in a series of powerful, poetic vignettes, The Blood of Strangers became an instant classic.Now, over two decades later, Dr. Frank Huyler delivers another dispatch from the trenches—this time from the perspective of middle age. In portraits visceral, haunting, sometimes surreal, Huyler reveals the gritty reality of medicine practiced on the razor’s edge between life and death.From the doomed, like the Iraq vet with a brain full of shrapnel, to the self-destructive, like the young woman who inserts a sewing needle into her heart, to the transcendent, like the homeless Navajo artist whose sketches charm the nurses, Huyler assembles a profound mosaic of human suffering and grace, complemented by episodes from his personal life: the hail that fell the night his wife gave birth, his drive through a snowstorm to see his father in a Colorado ER, the beautiful wedding of his childhood friend with terminal cancer. Melding hard-earned wisdom with a poet’s crystalline vision, Huyler evokes the awesome burden of responsibility, the exhaustion, the relief of a costume disco nurse party, and those rare occasions when the confluence of luck and science yield, in the author’s words, “moments of breathtaking greatness.” White Hot Light offers an unforgettable portrait of a field that illuminates society at its most vulnerable, and its most elemental. Read more

We’re the ones who walk into your house, into your emergency, into your life that will never be the same. When we walk out, we’re never quite the same either.In this debut collection of essays, Pace tells of his years as a career paramedic—wandering through the highs and the lows, the saves and the losses, the patients he remembers, and the ones he tries to forget.In 1997, Pace began his career as an EMT because he wanted to do something exciting. He wanted to help people too. And he thought those two things—excitement and helping people—would exist hand in hand. With a little sprinkle of glory thrown in for good measure.Twenty-three years and thousands of calls later—as an EMT, then paramedic, working in a helicopter and on the ground—he still hasn’t stumbled onto any glory, and he’s tired of the excitement. But some nights, even now, he finds scraps of humanity—beautiful pieces in the broken-up mosaic of the world.***Praise from Kevin Hazzard, author of A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and BackHilarious, tragic, and absolutely unforgettable—just like the job itself. Pulse thrums with a kinetic blast, yet chooses all the right moments to slow it down and let us feel the gravity of the situation. And while it’s said the best couples finish each other’s sentences, James and JK write them. I’ve read harrowing and comic stories of life in an ambulance, but never one where the spouse interjects to scoop up lost details or flip the perspective. The effect is magic. Read more

Extraordinary encounters. Life-threatening diseases. Heroic actions. Instantaneous decisions. Unimaginable joy. Crushing heartache. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Personal threats. Unthinkable trauma. Dedicated providers. Overpowering love.In the emergency room,lives can be saved or lost. And people can be changed forever—including those dedicated to caring for their patients. Read more

In More Letters From The Pit, a sequel to the popular Letters From The Pit, I share how, over the course of my career, I considered the roles that fate, destiny, and karma seem to play in our lives. Medical care is an imperfect science and it's delivery complicated. Why some patients we think will easily recover from an injury or illness die, and those we believe are already beyond our help somehow rally and recover is mystifying. Just what, if anything, controls these events? Are they preordained or are there true miracles.The book is again structured in first-person, stream -of-consciousness narrative of my life as a doctor. What I saw and what I was thinking in real time as I treated patients. In addition this collection of fascinating and exciting cases, I explore some of the darker corners of life in the emergency Room. How we deal with those patients we can't help and the angst and feelings of personal loss that accompany those cases. Events so horrific and heart-rending they can never be forgotten. And of course the joy of triumph caring for those we pull from the jaws of death. The style of presentation will leave you with the feeling that you were there with me, looking over my shoulder, as I worked.So find a comfortable spot, turn on your reading lamp, take a deep breath, and follow me into "the pit."Review Rating: 5-star review!Reviewed By Romuald Dzemo for Readers' FavoriteMore Letters from the Pit: Stories of A Physician's Odyssey in Emergency Medicine by Dr. Patrick J. Crocker is a memoir that lifts the veil to show readers and non-medical professionals what the emergency room and experience as a doctor feels and looks like. Structured as letters to the author's college friend, Jack, it explores the author's experience in Emergency Medicine dealing with all kinds of patients facing life-or-death situations. Here the author shares in language that is crisp and emotions that are raw the thoughts harbored while working on patients, the frustrations, hopes and despair, and a lot more. The reader quickly understands that the experience of Emergency Medicine is fraught with unpredictable outcomes -- a patient with a mild injury can easily give up while someone who is thought to be already on the brink of death can pull through. The frenzy of activities, the emotional intensity of the experience, and relationships between patients and doctors as well as family are examined. In these letters, the author explores themes of fate, destiny, faith and miracles, healing and death, and in a way that resonates with readers.Dr. Patrick J. Crocker might be trained as a doctor, but he is a terrific writer who brings his personal experience with human suffering alive, providing insights that are thought-provoking and sharing with readers how each unique experience spoke to his humanity in the course of his career. The descriptions of healing processes are clear and fascinating. The writing is bold and engaging and the author's ability to recreate the scenes from the cases he has handled with clarity and detail is captivating. It is poignant; it is so real that readers will feel as though they stood alongside the doctor and the frontline professionals of emergency medicine as they worked through each case. Each story is unique, each case unique, but there is a unifying factor that comes across the writing so brilliantly -- humanity. More Letters from the Pit is a book like no other, written in a mesmerizing voice and with compassion. You'll be informed, entertained, instructed, and inspired. You'll also experience the pathos as you read. Read more

"My career as a firefighter/paramedic stretched from 1974 to 2000 when we were inventing EMS as we went along. These are stories from those years on the street. That place I named so long ago is the other reality that exists outside most people’s everyday lives. It is a place that seems to exist parallel to the normal workaday existence, yet it is only a car accident or cardiac away for any of us. It manifested itself in brushfires, house fires, shootings, stabbings, hangings, accidents with injuries, cardiacs, codes, drownings, and a thousand other emergencies. The street was more than a physical place. It was a place filled with excitement, fear, tragedy, horror, sadness, despair, joy, and laughter. It was a place where routine decisions could have terrible consequences: I am going to the grocery store. Or, I will get the wiring fixed next month. Where people died or were maimed. Often, it was a terrible place. Or maybe it was reality. It was where all safeguards ended, and our job began. There were thousands of cases, but these are the ones etched in my memory. The ones that will never go away." Roger Huder Read more

In every hospital emergency department there is a room reserved for trauma. It is a place where life and death meet. A place where some families celebrate the most improbable of victories while others face the most devastating of losses. A place where what matters the most in this life is revealed.Trauma Room Two is just such a place.In this collection of short stories, Dr. Green takes the reader inside the hidden emotional landscape of emergency medicine. Based on fifteen years of experience as an ER physician, he reveals the profound moments that often occur in emergency rooms for patients, their families, and the staff that work there. Read more

2 BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED WITH THE KINDLE AND AUDIOBOOK VERSION. ALMOST 500 PAGES OF EMERGENCY ROOM AND ICU MEDICAL STORIES!In the gripping first volume of On Call: Emergency Room Stories, Dr. David Berg takes readers once more to the high-stakes world of the ER. Through a series of compelling true stories, Dr. Berg captures the intensity, drama, and humanity that define emergency medicine. From life-saving interventions and miraculous recoveries to gut-wrenching losses and heartwarming moments, each chapter offers an unflinching look at the challenges faced by ER doctors, nurses, and staff. This volume sets the stage for an unforgettable journey into the heart of medical emergencies, where courage and compassion intersect with life and death. Read more

Standing in the trauma room of an emergency department is like standing at ground zero of a nuclear reaction, only it’s not radiation that is released—but stories. Stories that are told and retold, sometimes just until the end of the shift, but sometimes for decades. A survivor of domestic violence makes it to the hospital but cannot trust anyone. An anonymous man passes away after being taken to the emergency room, and no one can identify him. The spouse of a cancer patient must decide whether to force her to undergo chemotherapy or to let her pass away in peace. These stories—and all the rest in People of the ER—grapple with what it means to be human in the face of trauma and death. Written by the author of Trauma Room Two, People of the ER, delves deeper into the lives of the patients and staff that work in a small, rural emergency room. Includes previously published short stories Jocelyn and Sutures. Read more

On Call: Emergency Room Stories, Volume 2, takes readers deeper into the heart of the ER, where life and death decisions are made in split seconds. This volume explores a diverse array of medical emergencies, from the frantic race to save a stroke victim within the golden hour to the delicate management of a multi-car accident trauma. Each story offers a gripping, first-hand account from the perspective of the emergency room doctors and staff, capturing the intensity, compassion, and resilience required in this high-stakes environment. Through detailed medical diagnoses, treatment plans, and patient outcomes, On Call: Volume 2 provides an unflinching look at the relentless challenges and triumphs faced by those who work tirelessly to save lives. Read more

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Primary care clinicians are performing more varied procedures than ever before, and physicians, residents, and students need a comprehensive, authoritative resource that provides trusted information in an easy-to-follow format. Through three outstanding editions, Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care has been the go-to reference for step-by-step strategies for nearly every medical procedure that can be performed in an office, hospital, or emergency care facility by primary care providers. This 4th Edition continues that tradition with new section editors, updated illustrations, new chapters, and much more. No other primary care procedure book compares with Pfenninger and Fowler’s breadth and depth of practical, step-by-step content!Provides comprehensive, real-world coverage of more than 230 procedures that arise in the primary care setting, including many that were previously performed only in subspecialty settings, such as joint injections and cosmetic procedures.Includes new chapters: Esophageal Foreign Body Removal, Manual Testicular Detorsion, Symphysiotomy, Zipper Injury Management, and Blood Products.Presents the "how-to" expertise of six new section editors, for a fresh, contemporary perspective throughout the book.Additional focus on the evidence, with plentiful citations to key references, makes this the most evidence-based edition yet.Features numerous updated illustrations, including many more in full color, and incorporates updated ICD-10-CM codes throughout.Provides access to online resources including patient education handouts and consent forms, lists of device manufacturers, and more.Utilizes a concise outline format, detailed text and illustrations, and abundant boxes and tables for quick access to the information you need.Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices Read more

Steven "Kelly" Grayson has seen the best of us at our worst. When hearts stop working, when blood alcohol levels exceed limits we shouldn’t contemplate, when bodies are extricated from car wrecks, he's been there to pick up the pieces, save our lives, and watch us slip away. En Route is an unflinching look at the heart of a paramedic and the profession that shaped him. Grayson’s touching stories of life and death and the hilarious ones of times in between are here to give us an insight of what happens after we call 911, the ambulance doors close, or even what happens inside the ER when the nurse shows the family to the waiting room. Read more

Welcome back to craziest place on Earth, The ER. A 24/7 non stop medical roller coaster of thrills, pills, and nasty spills. We've got fights, bites, and flashing lights. Think you've heard it all? Think again. Get ready for the all the over the top stories I still don't believe and the patients that come with them. Read more

A heart-wrenching account of one medic’s journey through the sorrow of managing the emergencies of others. This tell-all story will put you on the front line of the reality of street paramedicine. From gruesome and violent encounters to making split-second decisions which may have cost a life, experience the emotional struggle our responders have to deal with on a daily basis. Through the highs and lows of his career, ten-year Paramedic David Stone doesn’t hold back as he tells of the circumstances which haunted him and eventually drove him out of the career… and why it was all worth it in the end. Ride front seat with this thrill-packed memoir encompassing over a decade of true stories from the medic who experienced it. Read more

Since 1971, Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured has advanced how EMS education is delivered to help train exceptional EMS professionals around the globe. Read more

2 BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED WITH KINDLE!-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.-From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves.The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and more. Prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions; you’ll laugh, cry, and be shocked as you delve into the bizarre and unconventional experiences encountered by our extraordinary healthcare professionals. Read more

An ER doctor examines the beautiful tension between life and death through heartfelt stories of loss, love, and hope.Life is fragile.When Shannon Sovndal started medical school, he was confident and motivated—and felt invincible. He thought he was going in with his eyes wide open. Really, he had no clue. Nothing could prepare him for the harsh reality of being a compassionate human and working as an ER doctor.In his emotionally charged memoir, Sovndal examines the tenuous balance between trying to compartmentalize the trauma of tragedy while also preserving his own humanity. With candor and humility, Fragile pulls back the curtain on the ER, a place where Sovndal has learned that universal truths about the human condition can be discovered—if you pause long enough to take a breath.At turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, serious and funny, Sovndal’s memoir is about trying to reconcile the beautiful and horrific tension that makes life so fragile, and how accepting that hard truth opens us up to appreciate life’s most precious moments—which are often the ones most filled with connection, hope, and love. Read more

Fully up to date with recent research and practice, including the most recent AHA guidelines, this model resource for the practising emergency medicine resident allows for a case-based interactive approach to studying for the Oral Boards examination, while also providing an excellent introduction to the field. Featuring 126 cases derived from the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, with an emphasis on EKGs, CT scans, X-rays and ultrasounds, it now includes diagnoses such as nursemaid's elbow, multiple sepsis cases, the suicidal patient, and Cushing's syndrome, as well as a chapter on the scoring of Oral Boards. Practising alone or with a partner, the reader can review critical actions and key clinical pearls for each case. The appendices contain high-yield information on subjects emphasised in the Oral Boards examination, such as pediatric, cardiovascular, traumatic, and toxicological disorders. This book truly allows the reader to feel actively immersed in the case. Read more

Free Bonus Book Included : Limited Time Offer105 Practice Questions for Emergency Room Nursing! Read more

Stories from the Emergency Department: A real look inside of an Emergency Department, as an Emergency Physician of 20 years remembers some of the cases she has seen that are the most memorable. Real stories about the patients, nurses, consulting physicians, and daily life of a busy Emergency Department. Get a glimpse inside the inner workings of an Emergency Department and the staff that works there, caring for patients and their families. From a toddler who can cuss a blue streak, a dead mouse brought into the Emergency Department, to critical resuscitations, these are stories that you will never forget. Read more