num_pages: 304
description: "A stunning account of the chaos of the emergency room." ― Boston Globe In this eye-opening account of life in the ER, Paul Austin recalls how the daily grind of long, erratic shifts and endless hordes of patients with sad stories sent him down a path of bitterness and cynicism. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Something for the Pain is a revealing glimpse into the fragility of compassion and sanity in the industrial setting of today’s hospitals.
language: English
title: Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company