Description
| Product ID: | 9780241506325 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Life Support |
| Subtitle: | Diary of an ICU Doctor on the Frontline of the Covid Crisis |
| Authors: | Author: Dr Jim Down |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, Autobiography: science, technology & medicine, Intensive care medicine, Intensive care medicine |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Deeply affecting - a personal memoir that grips, harrows, inspires and, ultimately, uplifts with its vein of deep humanity' Philippe Sands'An extraordinarily frank book laced with humour and self-deprecation' The TimesAs a doctor on the intensive care unit at one of London's top hospitals, Jim Down has spent his life working as healthcare's last resort, where each day reveals a new challenge. But nothing could prepare Jim and his colleagues for the events of spring 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic put them on the frontline of a global health crisis. In Life Support, Jim tells the extraordinary month-by-month story of how, as the world came to a standstill, he and his co-workers faced down the biggest challenge in the history of the NHS. Full of warmth, honesty and humour, this book is a gripping and moving testament to the everyday heroism of the NHS staff in a global emergency, and an unforgettable insight into what was really happening on the wards as we clapped on our doorsteps. ''Deeply affecting - a personal memoir that grips, harrows, inspires and, ultimately, uplifts with its vein of deep humanity'' Philippe Sands'' |
| Imprint Name: | Viking |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-04 |