Bad Medicine [Paperback]

Paul Auerbach (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 355 pages
• Publisher: Specialized; First Edition edition (1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096399607X
• ISBN-13: 978-0963996077
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,612,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, a founder and past president of the Wilderness Medical Society, and editor of the definitive medical reference text Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition; author of the leading book on outdoor health for laypersons, entitled Medicine for the Outdoors; Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board for Healthline Networks; Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians; Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine; and author of the blog entitled Medicine for the Outdoors at www.healthline.com. Dr. Auerbach serves on the National Medical Committee for the National Ski Patrol System and is a recipient of the DAN America Award from the Divers Alert Network, Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, and a NOGI Award in 2006 from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences. He continues to practice emergency medicine, teach, perform research, and advise numerous agencies and organizations.

Dr. Auerbach's special interests within wilderness medicine are hazardous marine animals, dive medicine, and the environment.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, nice flow, great story, an eye opener, November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bad Medicine (Paperback)

This was a great story that was well written. The characters were adeptly woven together in a story that built suspence with every chapter and left you with the desire to keep reading to find out what else was going to happen. There was even the "Feel Good" ending with the bad guys getting theirs and the good guys surviving. All in all, one of the better books I have read over the past couple of years.

Now I'm looking for the next book to be published.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Amateurish and disappointing, March 24, 2002

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"flavoflav" (Pittsburgh, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Medicine (Paperback)

Because I am a physician, when I read the cover I was excited about a book that might dish up some dirt on the medical profession. Instead, I found a melodramatic and very ridiculous plot and some awful writing. The characters were one-dimensional, the villians were pure evil - I expected them to be tying a damsel onto railroad tracks at any second. I am mystified by all the good editorials this book has received.
Basically, I was disappointed by this book. For a better look at the real issues faced by doctors in traing (burn-out, cynicism) take a look at Samuel Shem's "House of God". You won't be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Written Change of Pace, October 17, 2002

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Shanea O'Connor (San Francisco, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Medicine (Paperback)

"First do no harm," comes from the very famous Hippocratic oath that each and every doctor takes when they receive the M.D. after their name. Paul Auerbach takes you to a place where such an oath means absolutely nothing to a select few. Welcome to Branscomb Medical Center and School where bribery, blackmail, secrets, sex, and money are commonplace. Meet Drs. Smachtz, Ingleheart, Resnick, Waterhouse, and Mahnke, the ones with something to hide. One gave a patient the wrong blood and killed her. Another let a patient who had a heart attack lay in bed and die of a ruptured aorta. Another separated a car accident victim's neck from his spine. Another has some very interesting photos to hide, and another pops narcotics like M&Ms. These doctors obviously endanger patient care, but yet they are still on the payroll. Can two first year medical students and a dedicated doctor find out why? Or should they learn to leave well enough alone. This book is a work of absolute genius. I highly recommend this book because it is a definite must read. It has a little something for everyone; you cannot afford not to read it.