Extreme Medicine

Little than one hundred years ago, maps of the world still boasted white space places where no human had ever trod Within a few short decades the most hostile of the world s environments had all been conquered Likewise, in the twentieth century, medicine transformed human life Doctors took what was routinely fatal and made it survivable As modernity brought us ever into different kinds of extremis, doctors pushed the bounds of medical advances and human endurance Extreme exploration challenged the body in ways that only the vanguard of science could answer Doctors, scientists, and explorers all share a defining trait they push on in the face of grim odds Because of their extreme exploration we not only understand our physiology better we have also made enormous strides in the science of healing.Drawing on his own experience as an anesthesiologist, intensive care expert, and NASA adviser, Dr Kevin Fong examines how cuttingedge medicine pushes the envelope of human survival by studying the human body s response when tested by physical extremes Extreme Medicine explores different limits of endurance and the lens each offers on one of the systems of the body The challenges of Arctic exploration created opportunities for breakthroughs in open heart surgery battlefield doctors pioneered techniques for skin grafts, heart surgery, and trauma care underwater and outer space exploration have revolutionized our understanding of breathing, gravity, and much Avant garde medicine is fundamentally changing our ideas about the nature of life and death.Through astonishing accounts of extraordinary events and pioneering medicine, Fong illustrates the sheer audacity of medical practice at extreme limits, where human life is balanced on a knife s edge Extreme Medicine is a gripping debut about the science of healing, but also about exploration in its broadest sense and about how, by probing the very limits of our biology, we may ultimately return with a better appreciation of how our bodies work, of what life is, and what it means to be human. Download Extreme Medicine – kino-fada.fr If you are interested in modern medical history, not dawn of anaesthesia type , where we are now, where we are going and why we might never get there, but will keep on trying, then you will enjoy the book as much as I did.Each of the chapters, whether on ice, fire, heart, trauma, intensive care, water, or Mars and a few others is a mixture of history, science, personal experience, anecdotes and conjecture, but factually based, on the future Unusually for a science book it is actually gripping If you are interested in modern medical history, not dawn of anaesthesia type , where we are now, where we are going and why we might never get there, but will keep on trying, then you will enjoy the book as much as I did.Each of the chapters, whether on ice, fire, heart, trauma, intensive care, water, or Mars and a few others is a mixture of history, science, personal experience, anecdotes and conjecture, but factually based, on the future Unusually for a science book it is actual...I always think of medicine as the ultimate caring profession, and imagine that people become doctors because they want to look after people Well this book shows the other side of medicine, the lure of the science of medicine Kevin Fong, the author, is utterly enthralled by the workings of the human body, and conveys his wonder and excitement brilliantly as a writer As part of his medical training he studied space medicine at NASA He is fascinated by all medical experiences that happen under I always think of medicine as the ultimate caring profession, and imagine that people become doctors because they want to look after people We... At the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington noticed a French doctor in the midst of combat, attending casualties and moving them quickly by horse and cart from the battlefield to the rear Upon discovering that it was Dominique Jean Larrey chief surgeon to Napol on Bonaparte the British general ordered his men not to fire in the doctor s direction and, according to legend, lifted his hat in salute. In medicine, the importance of speed has long been recognized Larrey, present on the battlefields At the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington noticed a French doctor in the midst of combat, attending casualties and moving them quickly by horse and cart from the battlefield to the rear Upon discovering that it was Dominique Jean Larrey chief surgeon to Napol on Bonaparte the British general ordered his men not to fire in the doctor s direction and, according to legend, lifted his hat in salute. In medicine, the importance of speed has long been recognized Larrey, present on the battlefields of the late eighteenth century, had witnessed heavy artillery units wheeling and then retreating rapidly from the advancing enemy while casualties were left behind unattended Only after hostilities ceased were the wounded collected and transported to field hospitals introducing significant delays before definitive surgery could begin And in an age ofpowerful fire arms and artillery, surgery often meant the amputation ofthan one shatt...This book most clearly demonstrates the problem with the current publishing industries obsession with the colon subtitle combo Don t get me wrong, I m a total sucker for the subtitle Thecomplicated, the better it is It s a sickness I know But there is an inherent danger in the subtitle, just as there is in a the book jacket, or the blurb That danger is the cardinal sin of MISLEADING Take, for instance, this title Extreme Medicine How Exploration Transformed Medicine in the Twe This book most clearly demonstrates the problem with the current publishing industries obsession with the colon subtitle combo Don t get me wrong, ...As a former expeditionary emergency medical technician, I found this book to be BRILLIANT I believe it was written for aspiring, practicing, and retired doctors, but ANYONE with a curiosity about extreme medical practices and expeditionary history will LOVE this text It explains the most cutting edge, extreme modern medical practices by detailing their histories, all of which in this book were born out of exploration From the South Pole expeditions leading to the story of the most extreme hyp As a former expeditionary emergency medical technician, I found this book to be BRILLIANT I believe it was written for aspiring, practicing, and retir...Ugh I couldn t even finish it A potentially great subject was crushed by the author s fecundity His editing was inconsistent spelling World War Two three different ways within the same chapter He fawned over the subject of medicine, elevating doctors to a god like status This is something that particularly annoyed me The cavalier attitude towards people s lives treating it like a Star Trek episode Boldly exploring peoples bodies like foreign planets regardless of the consequences He Ugh I couldn t even finish it A potentially great subject was crushed by the author s fecundity His editing was inconsistent spelling World War Two three different ways within the same chapter He fawned over the subject of medicine, elevating doctors to a god like status This is something that particularly annoyed me The cavalier attitude towards people s live...This fairly short book covers a lot of medical ground demonstrating just how far medicine has come in the 20th century and can be expected to advance Connecting exploration from polar regions of the earth to spaceflight including what challenges for human travel to Mars, this book covers major barriers such as severe burns, intensive care, and aging Included are medical advances which originated in the World Wars traumatic injuries A lot of medical advantages that were unheard of 100 years a This fairly short book covers a lot of medical ground demonstrating just how far medicine has come in the 20th century and can be expected to advance Connecting exploration from polar regions of the earth to spaceflight including what challen...Very well written and informative, but somehow lacking depth The medical situations are well covered, but I would have liked greater background information in places, particularly with regard to early exploration The section...I was very, very disappointed with this book The subject of each of the chapters is something that typically would have fascinated me, but this book fell far short of my expectations The writing was dry and tedious I felt like I ...Top caliber science with great storytelling this is a special combination indeed.The book was riveting, and I ve already recommended it to two people.

• English
• 24 November 2018
Kevin Fong
• Hardcover
• 304 pages
• 1594204705
• Kevin Fong
• Extreme Medicine