People of the ER, Philip Allen Green, MD
People of the ER, Philip Allen Green, MD
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People of the ER

Author: Philip Allen Green, MD

Narrator: David de Vries

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/26/2017

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

Standing in the trauma room of an emergency department is like standing at ground zero of a nuclear reaction, only it's not radiation that is released—but stories. Stories that are told and retold, sometimes just until the end of the shift, but sometimes for decades.

A survivor of domestic violence makes it to the hospital but cannot trust anyone. An anonymous man passes away after being taken to the emergency room, and no one can identify him. The spouse of a cancer patient must decide whether to force her to undergo chemotherapy or to let her pass away in peace.

These stories—and all the rest in People of the ER—grapple with what it means to be human in the face of trauma and death.

Written by the author of Trauma Room Two, People of the ER delves deeper into the lives of the patients and staff that work in a small, rural emergency room.

About Philip Allen Green, MD

Philip Allen Green, MD, is board-certified in emergency medicine. He works full-time as an emergency medicine physician in Walla Walla, Washington. His book Trauma Room Two has been praised for its originality and authenticity in revealing the life of an ER physician. When he is not working in the ER, he can be found spending time with his family or exploring the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nigel on March 16, 2018

This really is all too easy to read but it is quite hard hitting. The author makes clear from the start that these are not strictly direct cases from his ER. Although some stories seem fully true many are amalgams of people he has seen over the years. They didn't all work for me and 1 or possibly 2 o......more

Goodreads review by Sue on November 24, 2017

This is the second book by Dr Green about life in the ER. I thought that the first book was fantastic and this one is even better. It's more than just stories about what happens in the ER. Dr. Green writes this book with compassion for the people he sees in the ER, understanding of the stress that t......more

Goodreads review by Princess on November 27, 2022

I have 2 remarkable chapters in my head — the story of a lady in her death bed waiting for her grandchild and Synesthesia. This book was a familiar & quick read. It brought me back to days when I was still rotating in the ED, how time flies so quickly inside, the tears, and minutes you count until t......more

Goodreads review by Shadira on May 07, 2023

Dr. Green shares his own emotional burnout and questioning of why he does this for a living! I could relate to his confession that he has trouble just enjoying simple things...sort of like a day at the river with friends and family turns into a constant scanning for danger and whatever bad thing cou......more