The Blood of Strangers: True Stories from the Emergency Room - Frank Huyler

The Blood of Strangers is a series of very short snippets of ER life, written by a young man who progresses from medical student to doctor over the course of the book. The book is a very slim paperback, running to just 182 pages, some of which are blank or only half covered and the rest of which are covered with large, wide spaced type. As you may have sensed, you won't be getting your money's worth. Each 'story', taken directly from the doctor's personal experiences with patients, is just a few pages long. Herein lies the first problem. A few pages is not enough time for us to care about the patient, for us to worry or wonder about the outcome, or ...  Read the complete review