RESUSCITATION
About
Getting your patients under is an art. Bringing them back safely again is a bloody miracle.
Tony sets out on his career as an anaesthetist and soon discovers that getting his patients off to sleep and keeping them asleep until their operations are over is easier said than done. Waking them up safely afterwards with no ill effects is even harder. When Tony isn’t in the operating theatre, he’s in the Intensive Care Unit in a relentless tug of war with the grim reaper. It's one step forward, two steps back, where it seems that for every miraculous save, at least double that number of patients shuffle off their mortal coils. Life is full on with long days on call and sleepless nights, but fortified by gallons of strong black coffee and the gallows humour of the NHS frontline, Tony goes all in to achieve his goal of being appointed as a consultant.
Resuscitation is the second instalment of a three-book medical memoir. From the comical to the tragic, the uplifting to the depressing, these tales offer a behind-the-scenes view of what really goes on in your local NHS hospital. It's not just an entertainingly good read, it’s an education.
Here are the first two chapters...
Praise for this book
Definitely an eye-opener.
This second instalment is just as entertaining as the first, offering a glimpse into the ups and downs of life as an anaesthetist in the NHS. It’s honest, insightful and often quietly moving.
A great follow up to Vocation.
A perfect follow up to vocation . With humour and pathos the personal and professional life of a young doctor are described. the challenges of acquiring knowledge and experience are similar for all those who practice medicine and as relevant now as it was when the author trained and as such this is an excellent read for those planning a medical career or practicing. The lay reader will find the stories engaging particularly those relating to the rich cast of characters who populate the book.
Do yourself a favour and turn off the tv and social media and read this instead.
An excellent read.
As a retired Anaesthetist I find Dr McCluskey book very endearing. His accounts are very similar to mine, a lot of good memories, a few not soo good and a couple of nightmares.
Like him I miss using my skills to give anaesthetics (we all loved that) and working with my friends and colleagues.
In summary I find his books very warm and entertaining.