Something for the Pain

Compassion and Burnout in the ER

Paul Austin

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WW Norton & Co
08 September 2009

Memoirs; Accident & emergency medicine

In this eye-opening account of life in the ER, Paul Austin recalls how the daily grind of long, erratic shifts and endless hordes of patients with sad stories sent him down a path of bitterness and cynicism. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Something for the Pain is a revealing glimpse into the fragility of compassion and sanity in the industrial setting of today's hospitals.

By: Paul Austin
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9780393337792
ISBN 10: 0393337790
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 08 September 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Austin, an emergency-room doctor, is the author of two memoirs: Something for the Pain and Beautiful Eyes. His essays have appeared in Creative Nonfiction, the Southeast Review, and the Gettysburg Review. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

Reviews for Something for the Pain: Compassion and Burnout in the ER

Austin gives a stunning account of the chaos of the emergency room, the constant drama of urgent situations calling for immediate and decisive action. He pulls us inside the chronic exhaustion ER docs fight against and fully engages us in the difficult juggling doctors do.