Trauma

My Life as An Emergency Surgeon
Cole, James (Book - 2011)
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Dr. Cole's harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides, flesh-eating bacteria, car crashes, industrial accidents, murder, and war, the book also

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Dr. Cole's harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides, flesh-eating bacteria, car crashes, industrial accidents, murder, and war, the book also covers the years during Cole's residency training when he was faced with 120-hour work weeks, excessive sleep deprivation, and the pressures of having to manage people dying of traumatic injury, often with little support. Cole trained to be a surgeon in the military and served as a physician member of a Marine Corps reconnaissance unit, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and on a Navy Reserve SEAL team.

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Publisher: New York - St Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN: 9780312552220, 031255222X
Language: English
Contents: Trauma surgeon: introduction
The general medical officer: the early postgraduate years
My first major trauma: the junior surgical resident
Indoctrination, brainwashing, and sleep deprivation: the training of a surgeon
Baptism by fire: the county hospital
The university experience: the world's greatest trauma surgeon
A tragic ending: Albuquerque
Pure hell: cardiovascular surgery
Good fortune: the chief surgical resident
The independent surgeon: Fort Polk Louisiana
9/11, the day that changed everything: transition to civilian practice
Limb lost, life saved: the mutilated limb
Cold-blooded killer: a mother's undying love
Broken minds and damaged bodies: mental illness
The illegal alien: everyone has an angle
Off to war: deployment to Afghanistan
A desolate wasteland: Afghanistan
Suicide by crossbow: treating the full spectrum of the ages
Trauma and the flesh-eating bacteria: the brutal disfigurement of a woman's body
Parking lot murder: a senseless killing
The sniper's rifle: the benevolence of a SWAT team member
The alcoholic trauma patient: one of many ways to ruin one's life
Back to the combat zone: deployment to Iraq
Guns, knives, and drugs: urban violence
Poor Roger: a painful, bitter ending
The final chapter: it has been a privilege
Awards & Distinctions: Biography
Notes: Dr. Cole's harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides, flesh-eating bacteria, car crashes, industrial accidents, murder, and war, the book also covers the years during Cole's residency training when he was faced with 120-hour work weeks, excessive sleep deprivation, and the pressures of having to manage people dying of traumatic injury, often with little support. Cole trained to be a surgeon in the military and served as a physician member of a Marine Corps reconnaissance unit, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and on a Navy Reserve SEAL team.
Statement of Responsibility: James Cole
Physical Description: x, 336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Library Identifier 2837497
description: Dr. Cole's harrowing account of his life spent in the ER and on the battlegrounds, fighting to save lives. In addition to his gripping stories of treating victims of gunshot wounds, stabbings, attempted suicides, flesh-eating bacteria, car crashes, industrial accidents, murder, and war, the book also covers the years during Cole's residency training when he was faced with 120-hour work weeks, excessive sleep deprivation, and the pressures of having to manage people dying of traumatic injury, often with little support. Cole trained to be a surgeon in the military and served as a physician member of a Marine Corps reconnaissance unit, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and on a Navy Reserve SEAL team.
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