The medicine of ER, or, How we almost die - Alan Duncan Ross

Hot on the heals of the best-selling Physics of Star Trek, The Medicine of ER gives an insider's account of the world of the emergency room - and the medical facts behind the nail-biting fiction.

With its frantic pace, gritty realism and human drama, it is no surprise that ER is one of the world's most popular TV shows. Hospital dramas like ER and Casualty captivate audiences with stories of men and women who work in hospitals and what they have to contend with every day.

In this exciting insider's account, Alan Duncan Ross and Dr Harlan Gibbs guide readers through the urgency and chaos of the emergency room to tell the true stories behind the cult television show.

The Medicine of ER enlightens and entertains with a wealth of fascinating details, such as:
- the language of the emergency room (explaining terms like 'bag 'em' and 'intubate')
- ER techniques you can practise on yourself.
- The ER of the rich and famous - the book reveals where presidents, film stars and gangsters go when they need emergency treatment, and how they are kept hidden from the public gaze.