Review
...With pre-med students and "ER" fans in mind, the book shoehorns readers into the position of an emergency physician. --
— Anne Scheck, in Emergency Medicine News...an excellent guide for young people with an inkling toward entering any medical field --
Emergency Physicians’ Monthly...valuable for anyone curious about the treatment decisions an emergency doctor must make, 24/7/365. --
Catherine Graves, in Medical Book NotesGreat light reading and an excellent gift for a college bound friend or family member... --
Muriel St. John, The Pender ChronicleIf you’ve ever wanted to match wits with George Clooney or Anthony Edwards, here’s your chance. --
Wilmington Morning Star
From the Author
Author interview: • Why did you write You Are the ER Doc?
Two reasons, I guess:
First, I like to write. It seems as though certain books are just inside of me, and they need to come out.
Second, I felt the interested public would enjoy stepping into the shoes of an emergency doctor. My goal was to entertain readers and, at the same time, teach readers about medicine in general and emergency medicine in particular. This book is not a compilation of war and horror stories from the ER. Rather, it portrays what an emergency doctor faces on a daily basis, the type of decisions he or she makes on almost every patient.
• Is You Are the ER Doc based on true stories?
Yes and no. Most of the stories are a compilation of many different patients seen in my 20-year emergency medicine career. On the other hand, the first and the last chapters of the book are almost verbatim cases from real patients. Naturally, the names have been changed.
In the first episode, a young man is brought in by rescue squad. The patient has overdosed on heroin and is not breathing. The ER staff reaches in and yanks him back from inside death’s door. On awakening, the young man voices not even a thank-you. Instead, he demands a blanket because he is cold. This is the type of case that makes a doctor wonder why entered the medical profession in the first place.
In the last story, a young boy undergoes treatment for a poisonous snake bite. The lad is cooperative, stoic, and brave through some difficult therapy. This young man represents the type of patient that makes a doctor glad to be an emergency physician.
• What is your intended audience for You Are the ER Doc?
Primarily the lay public, everyday people interested in knowing what an emergency doctor really does. I also hope that young people who are thinking about a medical career will benefit from You Are the ER Doc. Young men and ladies should know what they’re getting into when they yearn to become doctors.
