Step 1 · Editorial composite · Ethical Dilemmas
The Longest Hour
The call came in at midnight: pediatric GSW, unstable, en route. When they rolled him into the trauma bay, I recognized his face. He was my son's best friend.

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Step 1 · Editorial composite · Ethical Dilemmas
The call came in at midnight: pediatric GSW, unstable, en route. When they rolled him into the trauma bay, I recognized his face. He was my son's best friend.
Step 2 · Editorial composite · Divine Intervention
She was eight years old, burned over sixty percent of her body, and the triage protocol said she was expectant — not worth the resources it would take to try to save her. The nurse disagreed.
Step 3 · Editorial composite · Divine Intervention
The vessel was severed beyond repair. I had been operating for six hours. I was about to close and tell the family there was nothing more I could do. Then the bleeding stopped, and it was not because of anything I did.
Step 4 · Editorial composite · Career Transitions
He had delivered thousands of babies, diagnosed thousands of cancers, pronounced thousands of deaths. He thought he was ready to stop. But medicine had become so woven into who he was that retiring felt like losing his identity.
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The web stories above are editorial composites. The book is the place to read Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba's selected interview-based accounts. Purchase-page ratings and availability can change.
View the book on AmazonLocation key: Harmony, Saint-Nazaire · Parent city: Saint-Nazaire · Region label: Pays de la Loire · Country: France

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Public descriptions say the book draws on more than 200 physician interviews and presents 26 selected accounts involving end-of-life experiences, unexpected recoveries, faith, and other events the narrators found difficult to explain.
By Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba, MD. Check the retailer for current formats, pricing, and reader ratings.