{"product_id":"trauma-junkie-memoirs-of-an-emergency-flight-nurse-paperback","title":"Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTrauma Junkie \u003ci\u003egives us a view over the flight nurse's shoulder from liftoff until the patient is delivered to the hospital and the agonizing minutes in between. These fascinating true stories are impossible to put down.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- James M. Betts, MD, Chief of Department of Surgery and Director of Trauma Services, Children's Hospital, Oakland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn exciting portrayal of emergency nursing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFast-paced nonfiction that reads like an adventure story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -- School Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrauma Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, readers accompany veteran flight nurse Janice Hudson as she races in response to emergency calls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her workplace is a cramped California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) helicopter in which medical personnel try to fix the human carnage wrought by shootings, accidents and natural disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this new and expanded edition, Hudson updates readers on how she and her colleagues have fared since moving on to different medical roles -- including her own battle with multiple sclerosis, which ultimately forced her to give up the job she loved.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrauma Junkie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e also contains several previously unpublished stories, including a new addition to the lineup of stupid human tricks Hudson witnessed and an all-new chapter describing a call involving the most heartbreaking of patients: a child who didn't make it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHudson is a natural storyteller who conveys the excitement of her days with calstar -- heroic rescues, tragic deaths and the hilarious incidents that made the tension bearable -- and the deep commitment of her team to keep patients alive in the most perilous situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e For information on California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Ambulances Services please visit www.calstar.org \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e was an emergency flight nurse from 1987 to 1997. She lives in San Mateo, California, with her husband, Mark, who is also a registered nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771659288864,"sku":"9781554076147","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6d40cf46e98cf8e0dc0b4987d9cd7f52.webp?v=1780390500","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/trauma-junkie-memoirs-of-an-emergency-flight-nurse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}