Hurt: The Inspiring, Untold Story of Trauma Care

from nyiper

Reading HURT continually surprised me with my total ignorance of the history of the trauma care of accidentally injured bodies. The numbers are truly astonishing for all that has happened over time in terms of types of injuries. The descriptive stories of real people experiencing some bodily dest...

from lpg3d

Hurt is an outstanding history of trauma care in the US interspersed with individual stories relating how different aspects of trauma care affected individual people. It is very well written and Dr. Musemeche does an exemplary job of explaining technical aspects of trauma care in a way that every...

from Susan.Macura

As a former EMT, the history of trauma care has always been an interesting topic, made even more so through this book. The author looks at how trauma care evolved mainly through discoveries and practices engaged in during wars. Making this history even more compelling are the addition of personal...

from henrycalphinjr

I'm a former EMT who was always drawn toward trauma cases. I expected to like this book and I wasn't let down. Musemeche provides an interesting read with a human element. This book will be most exciting for those involved with emergency care on some level, yet it is an eye-opening read for anyon...

from booksandblintzes

Having worked as a Chaplain at a Level 1 Trauma emergency department, I found this book remarkably well-researched ando informative. I was especially intrigued by the historical development of trauma care and the connection to armed conflicts. I highly recommend this book to anyone who works in H...