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01917aam a22003495a 4500 001 2BF457B895A811EAA290F02C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200514010010 006 m o d 007 cr cn||||||||| 008 190111s2019 xxu es 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1543953328 020 $a 9781543953329 028 42 $a MWT12289759 040 $a Midwest $d SILO 082 04 $a 610.71 $2 23 100 1 $a Crocker, Patrick J., $e author. 245 10 $a Letters from the pit : $b stories of a physician's odyssey in emergency medicine $c Dr. Patrick J. Crocker. 260 $a [United States] : $b BookBaby, $c 2019. 300 $a 227 pages ; $c 22 cm 506 $a Digital content provided by hoopla. 520 $a In a culture of comic book heroes, it's gratifying to be reminded that there are real heroes out there. Every day the staff of emergency rooms throughout the world are saving lives - 24/7/365. Dr. Patrick Crocker provides us an intimate glimpse into the growing mind of an emergency physician, from residency to retirement. Told in a unique first-person stream of consciousness style, you are right in the middle of the action, looking over the doctor's shoulder while he works. In this compilation of notable, frightening, funny, sad, and poignant cases, you'll see Dr. Crocker's struggles to Do No Harm in the most challenging of situations. Through these stories, you'll see him find the delicate balance between help and harm, empathy and self-preservation. 538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 $a Crocker, Patrick J. 650 0 $a Physicians $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Emergency medicine $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Hospitals $x Emergency services. 650 0 $a Physicians $x Biography. 941 $a 2 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20230201022657.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20200623010313.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2BF457B895A811EAA290F02C97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search