In this eye-opening account of life in the ER, Paul Austin recalls how the daily grind of long, erratic shifts and endless hordes of patients with sad stories sent him down a path of bitterness and cynicism. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Something for the Pain is a revealing glimpse into the fragility of compassion and sanity in the industrial setting of today’s hospitals.
Something for the Pain
By paulaustin
Read if you’re curious about the life of an EER doctor.
The real story of working with patients and the life and death of treating them.
Enjoyed the reality of this book as we all end up in an ER at some point in our lives. Makes you think twice about what can and does go wrong due to the ER doctors’ physical and emotional exhaustion. But you also come away with an appreciation for their skills in spite of the pressure and demands they are under. Author has a straightforward, …
Makes you respect ER doctors
Different perspective but good reading.
Having worked in an ER,this is truly legitimate.
Emergency medicine takes a huge toll on the people providing the care. This book helps illustrate just how difficult it can be.
This is a good inside look at what it is like to work in an emergency room.
Interesting story about life in the ER and how it affects the people who work there
Pretty decent, easy-to-read, “this-is-the-life-of-a …” autobiography. Honest, I thought; but none of the characters (real people) were particularly lovable or interesting.
Meh.
Great bird’s eye view of the ER.
somewhat disjointed, but overall good read. the disjointing did not effect the reading of the story just made it more difficult to realize where he was in his career
Strange. Lots of interesting medical detailing as the main character was an ER doctor .( think a bit more self important than most. The family dynamic seemed VERY strange to me, but if it works for them……….
I especially liked Paul’s development through medical school all the way through internship, residency and his career as an ER doctor. He learned the nuts and bolts of medicine but even more he learned the importance of empathy and not losing his ability to care for the patient on a deeper level than just seeing them as another diagnosis, to get …
Excellent. As a healthcare professional, I found it so interesting and a true picture of what goes on in an ER setting. It is not that you don’t feel emotions when dealing with stressful situations with patients, but you have to learn to manage those emotions so you can deal with the issue at hand. You have to de-stress later to survive. …
This was a great book!! Loved hearing about the honest opinions of an ER doc. I so admire the ER docs as they have to be on their toes at all times and understand and know so many different symptoms/causes. I am sure I’d feel in good hands with Dr. Neal being my ER doc!
Not held well together. A bunch of anecdotes.
Interesting take…neither entirely personal nor a book of case studies. The author shows how his choice of career affected his personal life.