Life Support: Diary of an ICU Doctor on the Frontline of the Covid Crisis
Book formats
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Paperback No offers
Book short specifications
- Author
- Jim Down
- Pages
- 240
- Publisher
- Viking
- Language
- english
- Release date
- November 4, 2021
- ISBN
- 978-0-241-50632-5
- GTIN
- 9780241506325
- Weight, g
- 170
- Publisher's website
- penguin.co.uk
About
'Deeply affecting — a personal memoir that grips, harrows, inspires and, ultimately, uplifts with its vein of deep humanity' Philippe Sands'
An extraordinarily frank book laced with humour and self-deprecation' The Times
As a doctor on the intensive care unit at one of London's top hospitals, Jim Down has spent his life working as healthcare's last resort, where each day reveals a new challenge. But nothing could prepare Jim and his colleagues for the events of spring 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic put them on the frontline of a global health crisis.
In Life Support, Jim tells the extraordinary month-by-month story of how, as the world came to a standstill, he and his co-workers faced down the biggest challenge in the history of the NHS. Full of warmth, honesty and humour, this book is a gripping and moving testament to the everyday heroism of the NHS staff in a global emergency, and an unforgettable insight into what was really happening on the wards as we clapped on our doorsteps.