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Trauma Junkie: Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse
Trauma Junkie Memoirs of an Emergency Flight Nurse
Author: Janice Hudson
"Trauma Junkie gives us a view over the flight nurse's shoulder from liftoff until the patient is delivered to the hospital and the agonizing minutes in between. These fascinating true stories are impossible to put down." -- James M. Betts, MD, Chief of Department of Surgery and Director of Trauma Services, Children's Hospital, Oakland...  more » "An exciting portrayal of emergency nursing." -- Library Journal "Fast-paced nonfiction that reads like an adventure story." -- School Library Journal In Trauma Junkie, readers accompany veteran flight nurse Janice Hudson as she races in response to emergency calls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her workplace is a cramped California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (calstar) helicopter in which medical personnel try to fix the human carnage wrought by shootings, accidents and natural disasters. In this new and expanded edition, Hudson updates readers on how she and her colleagues have fared since moving on to different medical roles -- including her own battle with multiple sclerosis, which ultimately forced her to give up the job she loved. The new Trauma Junkie also contains several previously unpublished stories, including a new addition to the lineup of "stupid human tricks" Hudson witnessed and an all-new chapter describing a call involving the most heartbreaking of patients: a child who didn't make it. Hudson is a natural storyteller who conveys the excitement of her days with calstar -- heroic rescues, tragic deaths and the hilarious incidents that made the tension bearable -- and the deep commitment of her team to keep patients alive in the most perilous situations.
ISBN-13: 9781554076147
ISBN-10: 1554076145
Publication Date: 2/19/2010
Pages: 272
Edition: Updated and Expanded
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3.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Firefly Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 3
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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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