The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales From the Emergency Room [Kindle Edition]

Melissa Yuan-Innes (Author)

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Product Description

When I mention that I work in an emergency room, people usually say,
1. Are you a nurse?
2. Wow. That must be really hard.
3. What's it like?

This is what it's like.

That teenager puking up two liters of vodka and his stomach lining at triage? Yup. Blood pouring out of a terrified pregnant woman? Call me. And, of course, the patient who no longer has a nosebleed screaming at me across the department, "YOU are the most UNFEELING DOCTOR I have EVER MET!" Fun fun fun.

Let me peel back the curtain for you. It's not an iron curtain. In the emerg, it's most likely a crummy fabric curtain that too many other people have sneezed on.

Come on in.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 176 KB
• Publisher: Olo Books; 5 edition (June 28, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0058NXJDO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,549 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #1 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Regional Canada
  • #5 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Medical
  • #16 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Medical

More About the Author

I've wanted to be a writer since I was five years old, but because I'm hypomanic, I like people and didn't have the chutzpah to jump into writing straight out of high school, I went to medical school, got married, and had two kids.

Now I'm an emergency doctor and I keep on churning out everything from picture books and poems to novels.

I've been published in Nature, The Dragon and the Stars, Indian Country Noir, Weird Tales, and lots of other fine venues. I'm a winner of the Innermoonlit Award and Writers of the Future. Publishers Weekly calls me "impressive" and "moving."

But the most exciting thing about the indie publishing revolution is connecting with readers around the world. Thanks for stopping by!

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of essays., August 7, 2011

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Gregory L. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales From the Emergency Room (Kindle Edition)

This is a great collection of essays in the vein of Montaigne--a personal reaction to the world, which leads to a reflection on larger issues.

Yuan-Innes is funny, witty, dry, and compassionate. She's harder on herself than anyone, and the essays are by turns wry, reflective, and startlingly poignant.

A window into the realities, joys, frustrations, and contradictions of Canadian medical training and practice.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dr. With Heart and Humor, October 24, 2011

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Dr. John H. Mccord (Chehalis, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales From the Emergency Room (Kindle Edition)

I purchased this wonderful book on my Kindle at the end of a tour of China.
It was not a cliche` medical thriller, thank God.
Dr. Yuan included realistic stories about her relationships and challenges as an emergency room
physician. She talked about endless hours of paperwork and care of medical problems with low acuity,
punctuated by moments of stark terror. I am a retired doctor and enjoyed this reflection on my own experiences. I
especially enjoy her comparison of modern western medicine with traditional Chinese healing.
This is a quick read but packed with gems about the rewards and challenges of a dedicated young physician.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny stories, best for medical professional audience, September 21, 2011

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Elizabeth Kirchner "e7musical" (Novi, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales From the Emergency Room (Kindle Edition)

I really enjoyed these stories. Sometimes I was laughing out loud. Even in a very different medical field, I identified a lot with the author and what she has to go through. I think that it might not be half as entertaining for people not in a medical background.