Bibliograph

Trauma junkie, memoirs of an emergency flight nurse, Janice Hudson

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Trauma junkie, memoirs of an emergency flight nurse, Janice Hudson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Trauma junkie

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Janice Hudson

Sub title

memoirs of an emergency flight nurse

Summary

In Trauma Junkie, readers accompany veteran flight nurse Janice Hudson as she races in response to emergency calls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her workplace is a cramped California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) helicopter in which medical personnel try to fix the human carnage wrought by shootings, accidents and natural disasters. In this new and expanded edition, Hudson updates readers on how she and her colleagues have fared since moving on to different medical roles -- including her own battle with multiple sclerosis, which ultimately forced her to give up the job she loved. The new Trauma Junkie also contains several previously unpublished stories, including a new addition to the lineup of "stupid human tricks" Hudson witnessed and an all-new chapter describing a call involving the most heartbreaking of patients: a child who didn't make it. Hudson is a natural storyteller who conveys the excitement of her days with calstar -- heroic rescues, tragic deaths and the hilarious incidents that made the tension bearable -- and the deep commitment of her team to keep patients alive in the most perilous situations. For information on California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Ambulances Services please visit www.calstar.org

Target audience

adult

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