To the rescue
Subtitle: stories from healthcare workers at the scene of disaster
By: [edited by] Nancy Leigh Harless, Kerry-Ann Morris.
Contributors: Harless, Nancy Leigh.; Morris, Kerry-Ann.
Publisher: Kaplan Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781427799722
Subjects: Disaster medicine; Medical emergencies; Rescue work; Health Personnel -- psychology -- Personal Narratives; Disasters -- Personal Narratives
Genres: Personal Narratives
Description: Every year, around the globe, hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and a host of other disasters devastate the lives of millions. But upon notice of a catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans or the tsunamis in Indonesia, physicians, nurses, and EMTs go into action to save lives. In "To the Rescue", those closest to the scene of disaster share intimate tales from the frontlines about the people they meet and the remarkable obstacles they must confront in order to care for patients under extraordinary circumstances.
Table of contents: title: Hunting the lion that already swallowed you / Mark A. Montijo; title: How did I get myself into this? / LeAnn Thieman; title: Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids flood / Chad Ware; title: Ground zero : a paramedic's perspective / Sam Bradley; title: Sleepless in the Sahara / L.M. Robinson; title: Fronting up to a civil emergency / Julie Vickery; title: Bent but not broken / Linda Garrett; title: The day my world started turning faster / Christine Tebaldi; title: There is a way from heart to heart / Jeffery C. Goodman; title: Be prepared / Richard Rhodes; title: In the dust of 9/11 / Sally Roy-Boyton; title: Holistic care in the eye of the storm / Scharmaine Lawson-Baker; title: Tsunami! / Marko Cunningham; title: Go with the flow : adapt to the changes / Rhonda M. Faciane; title: Angels on the battlefield / Rhona Knox Prescott; title: The day of the great wave : the story of a young hero / Perry Prince; title: Clowns to the rescue / Dionetta Hudzinski; title: Trauma, healing & serendipity in the Sichuan Province China / Elaine Miller-Karas; title: Miracle at landing zone Ross / Robert B. Robeson; title: Walking hand in hand with Clara Barton / Renee Berke; title: Beauty and grace / Grace Muthumbi.