Tornado of Life: A Doctor's Journey Through Constraints and Creativity in the Er

by Jay Baruch

Book Overview

Stories from the ER: a doctor shows how empathy, creativity, and imagination are the cornerstones of clinical care.

To be an emergency room doctor is to be a professional listener to stories. Each patient presents a story; finding the heart of that story is the doctor's most critical task. More technology, more tests, and more data won't work if doctors get the story wrong. When caring for others can feel like venturing into uncharted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262046970
• ISBN13: 9780262046978
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.2"