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1 online resource (vi, 204 pages) |
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computer c rdamedia |
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Reflections of America series |
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Reflections of America series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. On the road again : stories from emergency services workers -- pt. 2. The other side of the gurney : the mortal side of emergency service personnel -- pt. 3. ER short stuff : the day to day life of emergency room personnel -- pt. 4. After the call : when it isn't really over. |
| Summary |
Ride in the back of the ambulance with Sherry Jones Mayo Share the innermost feelings of emergency services workers as they encounter trauma, tragedy, redemption, and even a little humor. Sherry Jones Mayo has been an Emergency Medical Technician, Emergerncy Room Nurse, and an on-scene critical incident debriefer for Hurricane Katrina. Most people who have observed or experienced physical, mental or emotional crisis have single perspectives. This book allows readers to stand on both sides of the gurney; it details a progression from innocence to enlightened caregiver to burnout, glimpsing into each stage personally and professionally. |
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Mayo, Sherry Jones, 1955-
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Mayo, Sherry Jones, 1955- |
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Mayo, Sherry Jones, 1955-
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Nurses -- Biography.
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Emergency medical technicians -- Biography.
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Emergency nursing -- Biography.
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Emergency medical services.
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Emergency nursing.
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Emergency Medical Technicians |
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Nurses |
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Emergency Medical Services |
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Emergency Nursing |
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Infirmières -- Biographies.
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Soins infirmiers en situation d'urgence -- Biographies.
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Infirmières.
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Services des urgences médicales.
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Soins infirmiers en situation d'urgence.
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nurses.
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emergency medical centers.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Medical.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Medical & Surgical.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Reference.
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Emergency medical services
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Emergency medical technicians
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Emergency nursing
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Nurses
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Autobiography |
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Biography |
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mayo, Sherry Jones, 1955- Confessions of a trauma junkie. Ann Arbor, MI : Modern History Press, ©2009 9781932690965 (DLC) 2009017672 (OCoLC)319855816 |
| ISBN |
9781615999897 (electronic bk.) |
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1615999892 (electronic bk.) |
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9781932690965 |
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1932690964 |
| Standard No. |
DEBBG BV040887148 |
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