Life and Death Decisions
Saving lives in extreme circumstances
Seiten
2023
Endeavour (Verlag)
978-1-913068-88-2 (ISBN)
Endeavour (Verlag)
978-1-913068-88-2 (ISBN)
An action-packed tale of medicine in the most remote, poverty-torn areas of the globe from a Médecins Sans Frontières doctor. Set to appeal to fans of War Doctor.
'HONEST, POWERFUL AND RIVETING'
Levison Wood, author of The Art of Exploration
'JUST BRILLIANT...THE BOOK OF THE DECADE'
Tim Flannery, former Australian of the Year
'WOW. A HUGELY IMPORTANT AND ENJOYABLE BOOK THAT WILL RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN HUMANITY AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE'
Sir Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
'ALL AT ONCE BRAVE, FUNNY, SHOCKING AND DOWN TO EARTH'
Aaron Smith, author of The Rock
From the sinking islands of the Pacific to epidemics and war zones in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, doctors like Lachlan McIver work in some of the most extreme environments on earth. In this thrilling memoir, Lachlan takes us right into the heart of the action as he treats patients ravaged by tropical diseases, manages drug-resistant infections in war wounds, delivers babies by the light of a head torch, and narrowly avoids being kidnapped by militia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Inevitably, the pressure takes its toll as Lachlan is forced to reckon with the global crises devastating more and more lives every single day... Life and Death Decisions is an exhilarating account of one doctor facing profound, extraordinary challenges - and saving lives against all odds.
'HONEST, POWERFUL AND RIVETING'
Levison Wood, author of The Art of Exploration
'JUST BRILLIANT...THE BOOK OF THE DECADE'
Tim Flannery, former Australian of the Year
'WOW. A HUGELY IMPORTANT AND ENJOYABLE BOOK THAT WILL RESTORE YOUR FAITH IN HUMANITY AND WHAT IS POSSIBLE'
Sir Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
'ALL AT ONCE BRAVE, FUNNY, SHOCKING AND DOWN TO EARTH'
Aaron Smith, author of The Rock
From the sinking islands of the Pacific to epidemics and war zones in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, doctors like Lachlan McIver work in some of the most extreme environments on earth. In this thrilling memoir, Lachlan takes us right into the heart of the action as he treats patients ravaged by tropical diseases, manages drug-resistant infections in war wounds, delivers babies by the light of a head torch, and narrowly avoids being kidnapped by militia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Inevitably, the pressure takes its toll as Lachlan is forced to reckon with the global crises devastating more and more lives every single day... Life and Death Decisions is an exhilarating account of one doctor facing profound, extraordinary challenges - and saving lives against all odds.
Dr Lachlan McIver is a rural medicine and public health specialist with a PhD in the health impacts of climate change. He currently works as the Tropical Diseases and Planetary Health Advisor at the headquarters of Médecins Sans Frontières in Geneva. Lachlan is an Associate Professor at James Cook University and is the founder and past Chair of Rocketship Pacific Ltd - an international non-profit organisation dedicated to improving health in Pacific island countries. Lachlan's work has taken him to thirty different countries and he has published over fifty scientific articles and textbook chapters. He regularly speaks at international conferences on health. For more information, visit drlachlanmciver.com
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.07.2023 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 194 mm |
| Gewicht | 260 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-913068-88-9 / 1913068889 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-913068-88-2 / 9781913068882 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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