| Description |
243 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
What exactly is a trauma surgeon? -- Controlled chaos at the trauma center -- Constructing a surgeon -- Generalist surgeons -- Saving lives -- Dealing with the worst injuries -- Managing the public -- Preventing injuries -- The operating theatre -- Are surgeons dangerous? -- Friends In trauma trenches. |
| Summary |
"For all the hospital dramas that dominate the ratings on television or awe-inspiring medical stories we might hear, most of us have no conception of the daily, herculean efforts of trauma surgeons. A good trauma surgeon must be a conductor presiding over an orchestra of healthcare providers as their patients cling to life by a thread. They are also a steely quarterback who can't be rattled when they throw an interception-lingering on a past failure would only ruin their ability to care for the next patient, and the next. They have an encyclopedic knowledge of medical science and are practiced in the art of instinctively reacting to whatever emergency comes flying at them on a stretcher. All of this is in addition to doing anything they can to comfort distraught family and friends receiving some of the worst news of their lives. Dr. Cohn gives readers an intimate look at the controlled chaos that goes on inside a trauma center. Having lived and breathed trauma for four decades, Dr. Cohn is an ideal guide to demystify the role of the trauma surgeon and their place in a hospital. He pulls back the curtain to clarify such questions as: What exactly is a trauma surgeon, and what does one do? How does a trauma center function, and what really goes on in the operating room? How do you mold a medical student into a surgeon who can stay cool and act decisively when a patient's life hangs in the balance? How have trauma care experts mobilized to respond to COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic? His answers are infused with sobering tales from his career as a military surgeon and in trauma centers across the country as well as his descriptions of high-profile medical stories"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Trauma centers.
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Medical emergencies.
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| ISBN |
9798887700632 (hardcover) |
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