The Blood And Guts Shift
24 hours in the Liverpool Royal Southern Hospital casualty department, blood and guts shift in 1975. Although the times, people and process have changed - some things stay the same.
Category Medical History
They meant well
I am a doctor who questions a lot of medical dogma. Perhaps my own, somewhat sad medical story at least in part explains this oppositional personality trait. Valendar F Turner FRACS FACEM In 1950, when I was five years old,…
History of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Walt Whitman’s poem sings the praises of life as a metaphor for the long and fascinating history of cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
Lessons from Osler 004
Sir William Osler teaches us to treat the patient, not the disease. Even if the patient is difficult.
Lessons from Osler 003
The art of observation is central to the art of medicine, and William Osler was its greatest teacher. Here are some more lessons from the master.
Lessons from Osler 002
William Osler teaches us that a sense of humor and fun helps doctors fight off stress, connect with others, and stops them from taking themselves too seriously.
Lessons from Osler 001
The Master Word for success in medicine, according to William Osler, is Work. But in the Generation Y era of lifestyle above all else, isn't work a dirty word?
History of Emergency Medicine
The history of emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand has paralleled developments in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, although the models of emergency care exhibit some variation between systems, and between institutions within these systems
Lessons from Osler 005
We turn to Osler to find out why examinations are necessary stumbling blocks in the path of the true student of medicine.
Smith, Bell, and the Art of Observation
Sir Sydney Smith had humble beginnings in a village at the heart of the Otago gold fields, near the southern tip of New Zealand. After a stint in the New Zealand Army during the First World War and a colourful career as a medical investigator in colonial Egypt, he went on to hold the Chair of Forensic Medicine in Edinburgh.
Invictus
No matter the nature of your afflictions, Henley's poem 'Invictus' will cover you in a shroud of invincibility and infuse you with an unconquerable spirit...