Critical Science and stories from the brink of human life

Critical : Science and stories from the brink of human life
ISBN: 9781471173035
Publication Date: 1 July 2019

'A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.'
Adam Kay, author of This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor

'This book offers real insight into life and death medicine.'
Dr. Michael Mosley

'Compassionate and moving... Morgan provides a rich array of stories and characters. Alongside the cases studies, he details the development of the medical practices and technology - from the iron lung to ultrasound - that have helped make such life-saving procedures possible.'The Observer

'This book is marvellous: buy it, share it, recommend it.... We are fortunate to have dedicated, caring and humble folks such as Doc Morgan on the Critical Care front line. We are even better off when a writer can capture all that this exciting, mad, glorious and even exasperating job means. If you work in healthcare, know somebody that does, or simply inhabit a body then this book is for you: in fact it's critical.'
Peter Brindley, Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Medical Ethics University of Alberta

'Just wonderful. I love the exploration of what it means to survive, at what cost and so on. Such an important factor and it's a real problem with what we do. An old surgeon once told me 'just because we can, doesn't mean we should. Operating is the easiest thing in the world, not doing so is incredibly challenging'. A lovely book.' Dr Nikki StampFRACS Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon andauthor of Can You Die of a Broken Heart

'An illuminating, compassionate insight into the fascinating world of intensive care.' Leah Hazzard, author of Hard Pushed

Critical is an intelligent, compel...