The Casino Shift: Stories from an ER on the Edge

by Brian Goldman

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For fans of The Pitt, a look at life on the front line in one of Canadas busiest ERsThe Casino Shift is an hour-by-hour account of what a Canadian emergency room is like in these turbulent times when ER staff must be prepared to see, diagnose, and treat any condition, often under unrelenting pressure. In addition to the introduction of the casino shift (a shorter night shift), there have been incredible leaps in technology and the know-how of ER physicians since Dr. Brian Goldman wrote the show more bestselling The Night Shift fifteen years ago. But patients problems can be exponentially more complex too.But The Casino Shift is about much more than one shift at one hospital, though. Its also about what goes on in ERs big and small across Canada. From the incredible challenges of practising waiting room medicine, to discovering untreated cancer in a twenty-something patient, to diagnosing an extremely rare case of auto-brewery syndrome, Dr. Goldman shares the stories of frustrated and burned-out colleagues as well as the passion they have for being there in your hour of greatest need. With inspiring stories about diagnoses made, puzzles solved, and lives saved, The Casino Shift is a raw, revealing, and compelling look at life on the front line. show less

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Brian Goldman
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Brian Goldman is an emergency physician at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital and host of the award-winning CBC radio program White Coat, Black Art. His inspiring yet bracingly honest TED talk about medical errors-which has been viewed more than a million times on the Internet-has cemented his reputation as one of this generation's keenest observer of show more the culture of modern medicine. The author of the acclaimed book The Night Shift, Dr. Goldman lives in Toronto with his wife and two children. show less

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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
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362.180971 — Social sciences Social problems and social services Social problems of and services to groups of people People with physical illnesses Emergency Medical Services
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