02922nam 2200553 a 450 991078536400332120230721013646.01-74223-096-2(CKB)2670000000057673(EBL)533815(OCoLC)647917246(SSID)ssj0000488239(PQKBManifestationID)11332577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488239(PQKBWorkID)10446394(PQKB)10646045(MiAaPQ)EBC533815(Au-PeEL)EBL533815(CaPaEBR)ebr10381404(EXLCZ)99267000000005767320100603d2009 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVital signs[electronic resource] stories from intensive care /Ken HillmanSydney, Australia New South20091 online resource (262 pages)"A New South book"1-74223-095-4 1. The angel of dying -- 2. A colonial at Barts -- 3. Ageing doctors -- 4. The elephants' graveyard -- 5. The myth of CPR -- 6. An interesting case of blue feet -- 7. And the blood goes round and round -- 8. Orchestrating deaths -- 9. Father of the year -- 10. When things go wrong -- 11. The wonderful gut -- 12. The labels on the pack -- 13. The last photograph -- 14. Michelle and the life-support machine -- 15. Some ethical issues -- 16. When the muscles won't work -- 17. Pathos -- 18. Euphemisms -- 19. Spectacular successes -- 20. Fatima and John: the difficulty in dying -- 21. The worst injury of all -- 22. Patient-centred care23. Getting it wrong -- 24. Surviving the experience -- 25. Dying by other names.This gripping collection of stories about the experiences of intensive care patients, their families and carers, is about ordinary people facing terrible tragedies and the ways they cope with them. The author, an experienced intensive care clinician, takes the reader on a journey inside an intensive care unit and reveals to the public, for the first time, what really happens inside ICU. The book traces the personal experiences of ICU patients and their families and the struggles of staff providing care in this critical environment. It also offers a searing critique of the way modern healthcare can fail those in greatest need.Intensive care unitsEmergency medical technician and patientCritically illCareIntensive care units.Emergency medical technician and patient.Critically illCare.616.028Hillman Ken1479225MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785364003321Vital signs3832295UNINA