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Lädt ... Extreme Medicine: How Exploration Transformed Medicine in the Twentieth Century (Original 2014; 2015. Auflage)von Kevin Fong M.D. (Autor)
Werk-InformationenExtreme Medicine: How Exploration Transformed Medicine in the Twentieth Century von Kevin Fong (2014)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is quite a well researched and meticulous book which charts how extremity has bred progress in the field of medical science. It is easy to read, witty and retains a hitherto unseen sass in medical books. Read to find out why I gave it five stars. ( ) I enjoyed learning about how some medical advances came to be and I found the discussions around space travel has prompted a curiosity which I will now pursue. The part about the first SARS outbreak was particularly relevant for right now. It's worth mentioning that there are sometimes grotesque descriptions which left me queasy. The author concludes the book with a statement of the necessity for exploration. I personally believe that our continued increase in life expectancy is somewhat problematic, and I am befuddled by his joy in sharing stories of people living well past 100. I can appreciate that this probably comes from a place of excitement surrounding medicine. Overall, an alright book. Interesting book. I liked some of the earlier chapters best but the book in general covers a variety of medical specialties. The author is knowledgeable and has an combination of medical and scientific expertise. I was particularly interested in the areas of face transplant, physiological concerns associated with a Mars mission, and hypothermia reactions. I appreciated the historical perspective on advances in medicine. There is a bit of overemphasis on NASA related activity but this is understandable since the author worked for NASA. I would recommend the book. The subtitle of this book is a little misleading; while the medicine described is (or was when it was first developed) extreme, very little of it was actually brought about by exploration. The first chapter, ‘Ice’ starts with the exploration of Antarctica, which did teach us a lot about dealing with extreme cold and hypothermia, which eventually led to the use of hypothermia during radical surgeries and other treatments. ‘Fire’, which tells about the beginnings of plastic surgery and skin grafts, is based in WW 1 and how many pilots were burned beyond recognition when their planes burnt around them in battle. ‘Trauma’ shows us the first ambulance use in the Napoleonic Wars and how the trauma protocol was invented by a doctor who crashed the small plane he was flying with his family as passengers. Polio led to life support machines and ICU style care- supporting vital systems to give the body time to heal itself. Still, even though the title isn’t accurate, it’s an interesting book. The author jumps around a lot; it’s not a smooth narrative. Sometimes he gives a historical account, sometimes he writes about his own experiences (and he has had a lot of experiences; he got a degree in physics before he turned to medicine and has worked with NASA), sometimes he tells us about what happens to the body in these extreme situations. Those were the parts I found most fascinating, especially in the ‘Ice’ chapter, when he recounts how a skier went hypothermic to the point that her heart stopped, but because she was so cold, brain damage did not occur even though she went three hours without a heartbeat. An interesting book but it wanders a bit. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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