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  • War Surgery 1914–18

    by Thomas Scotland ...
    "A most interesting book, both from a World War I historical perspective and from the major changes in medicine that are so well outlined." — British Journal of SurgeryThe First World War resulted in appalling wounds that quickly became grossly infected. The medical profession had to rapidly modify its clinical practice to deal with the major problems presented by overwhelming sepsis. Besides risk ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Understanding the Somme 1916

    An Illuminating Battlefield Guide

    by Thomas Scotland, Steven Heys ...
    This is a guidebook with a difference. It is not a list of memorials and cemeteries. Its aim is to provide the reader with an understanding of the Battle of the Somme. There were some partial successes; there were many disastrous failures. In 17 concise chapters dealing with different areas of the battlefield and various aspects of strategy, this book explains what happened in each location and ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Lifesavers and Body Snatchers

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  • War Wounds: Medicine and the trauma of conflict

    by Ashley Ekins, Elizabeth Stewart ...
    The history of warfare and the history of medicine are closely intertwined. The major wars of the last hundred years - from the First World War to more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan - have driven advances in treatments for wounds and pain management, the use of antibacterial agents and more effective prevention and control of disease and infection, as well as the development of radical ... Read more

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  • Anatomy Examinations for the FRCR Part 1

    A collection of mock examinations for the new FRCR anatomy module

    by Susan Shelmerdine ...
    Anatomy Examinations for the FRCR Part 1 is a comprehensive revision aid for the junior radiology trainee who wants to succeed in their Anatomy FRCR part 1 examination. It is written in the style of the new examination and comprises of 14 mock anatomy tests to emulate the real examination not only in format but also in the difficulty level. Two bonus chapters addressing ultrasound anatomy and ... Read more

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  • Anaesthesia

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Aidan O'Donnell ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    What do anaesthetists do? How does anaesthesia work? What are the risks? And how does the anaesthetist know if you are really asleep? Anaesthesia is a mysterious and sometimes threatening process. In this Very Short Introduction, Aidan O'Donnell takes the reader on a tour through the whole of the modern anaesthetic practice. He begins by explaining general anaesthesia: what it is, how it is ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Penicillin Man

    Alexander Fleming and the Antibiotic Revolution

    by Kevin Brown ...
    Penicillin revolutionized healthcare and turned the modest, self-effacing Alexander Fleming into a world hero. This book tells the story of the man and his discovery set against a background of the transformation of medical research from 19th-century individualism through to teamwork and modern-day international big business. ... Read more

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  • ABC of Major Trauma

    Edited by David V. Skinner, Peter Anthony Driscoll ...
    Series series ABC Series
    Prehospital care is a growing area in medicine, and emergency treatments are becoming more sophisticated as the potential to save lives grow.The fourth edition of this ABC has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on nuclear and biological emergencies.Each chapter gives concise and clear guidance and is accompanied by excellent photographs and diagrams.Edited and written by leading UK ... Read more

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  • The History of Radiology

    by Adrian M. K. Thomas, Arpan K. Banerjee ...
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    In 1890, Professor Arthur Willis Goodspeed, a professor of physics at Pennsylvania USA was working with an English born photographer, William N Jennings, when they accidentally produced a Röntgen Ray picture. Unfortunately, the significance of their findings were overlooked, and the formal discovery of X-rays was credited to Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. The discovery has since transformed the ... Read more

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  • Stitches in Time

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  • Disaster Rules

    by Rob Russell, Timothy J. Hodgetts, Peter F. Mahoney, Nicholas Castle ...
    The 80 rules you need to prepare for action in a medical disasterHere are 80 disaster management rules to reflect on, remember and follow in the immediate aftermath of an incident involving mass casualties. Each rule is a single-page long, providing the essential information to inform the most common critical decisions you will have to make in either a civilian or military environment.Written by ... Read more

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