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Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse
Trauma Junkie Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse
Author: Janice Hudson
Trauma junkies are people who feed on danger and stress. They do their best work under pressure. Janice Hudson was an adrenaline-charged emergency room nurse in a San Francisco-area hospital when a friend told her about CALSTAR, a fledgling helicopter ambulance service with an opening for a flight nurse. Weeks later she was swooping over the Bay...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781552095737
ISBN-10: 1552095738
Publication Date: 3/3/2001
Pages: 264
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3.7 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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babyjulie avatar reviewed Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse on + 336 more book reviews
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I don't know - this isn't as interesting as I'd been expecting. I understand that Hudson isn't an author by profession and was ready to make allowances for this but it just didn't grab me like I thought it would. I wouldn't suggest this to anyone unless they were totally into the subject, not just the subject of nursing, but flight nurses to be exact.
There were parts that were more interesting of course, the parts telling about the patients and what was done to try to save their lives impressed me. The flying around and helicopter parts - not so much.
I hate to nitpick but some of her stories are kind of scary - the one where she and fellow flight nurses went to hear a professor speak and were too hungover to listen. Um, yeah, I certainly hope one of them get to save MY life one day. NOT. I know people need to unwind, especially with a job like this, but, hey, why not on a night when we DON'T have a lecture in the morning? Maybe? Not the most professional and I lost much respect for her. I was very surprised she even admitted this to be honest
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runcysmom avatar reviewed Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse on + 163 more book reviews
If you like to read true stories about what exactly flight nurses do, this is the book for you. I really liked this book. Some of the stories are funny, some are happy endings and some are tragic. Well worth the read.
reviewed Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse on + 38 more book reviews
Very intriguing.I couldn't put it down.
nana23 avatar reviewed Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse on + 243 more book reviews
An excellent book book about a nurse who works in some of the most challenging conditions imagionable.

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