Burn Unit: Saving Lives After the Flames

Ravage, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0306814196 / ISBN 13: 9780306814198

Verlag: Da Capo Press, 2005

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0306814196I4N00

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“A compelling blend of science, history and storytelling. Barbara Ravage has fashioned an enlightening, invaluable book.” —Stewart O'Nan, author of The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American TragedyThough each of us is just a spark away from being a burn victim, the public knows little and understands less about the world that patients inhabit. Pulling the curtains back on this private and sterile environment, Burn Unit is a riveting account of the frontline efforts—both modern-day and historical—to save lives devastated by fire. With unflinching urgency, Barbara Ravage follows an extraordinary team of healers at Massachusetts General Hospital, the cradle of modern burn treatment and the site of one of the best burn units in the world. From Boston's Cocoanut Grove fire of 1942 to the treatment of the victims of the Rhode Island nightclub fire in early 2003, we watch everyday heroes do their incredible but punishing work against the backdrop of history. Both a moving human drama and an engrossing scientific exploration of this little-known field of medicine, Burn Unit is an unforgettably powerful read.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: The author of six books, Barbara Ravage is a member of the National Association of Science Writers. She lives on Cape Cod.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Burn Unit: Saving Lives After the Flames
Verlag: Da Capo Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket