Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER

Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER

by Paul Austin
ISBN-10:
0393337790
ISBN-13:
9780393337792
Pub. Date:
09/08/2009
Publisher:
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
ISBN-10:
0393337790
ISBN-13:
9780393337792
Pub. Date:
09/08/2009
Publisher:
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER

Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER

by Paul Austin
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Overview

"A stunning account of the chaos of the emergency room." —Boston Globe

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393337792
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 09/08/2009
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 669,592
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Paul Austin, an emergency-room doctor, is the author of two memoirs: Something for the Pain and Beautiful Eyes. His essays have appeared in Creative Nonfiction, the Southeast Review, and the Gettysburg Review. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
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