000			01344cam a2200193 4500
001			9781784708474
008			200305t2020 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781784708474
100			_aAbbey, Aoife
245		0	_aSeven signs of life
260			_aLondon _bVintage Books _c2020
300			_a274 p. ; 20 cm.
505			_atext
520			_aGrief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Dr Aoife Abbey shows us what a doctor sees of humanity as it comes through the revolving door of the hospital and takes us beyond a purely medical perspective. Told through seven emotions, Seven Signs of Life is about what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a living"
650			_aINTENSIVE CARE
650			_aPERSONAL NARRATIVES
998			_aHUHRL3
999			_c81060 _d81060