{"product_id":"9780008449537","title":"FRONTLINE : Saving Lives in War, Disaster and Disease","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Redmond, Dr Tony, Benn, Hilary, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 16\/09\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: HarperNorth,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: HarperCollins Publishers,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Biography \u0026amp; True Stories,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008449537\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne heroic doctor's unflinchingly honest and visceral account of the impossible ethical choices required by medical emergencies. 'A true Humanitarian.' David Nott, author of War Doctor Tony Redmond is one of the few truly good people you will ever meet. His is a story of tireless hard work and astonishing bravery across wars, refugee crises, air crashes, earthquakes, typhoons, volcanoes, and disease outbreaks for over thirty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing stories of hope and redemption, as well as untold suffering and mismanagement, this unique account could only have been written one who has for decades performed incredible feats of altruism. His raw, honest book takes the reader from the wards of Manchester's Nightingale hospital to Kosovo, from Sierra Leone's Ebola outbreak to Kashmir, and from Haiti to the Philippines, finding its author risking life and limb to help those affected by events beyond their control. But while humanitarian work and medicine require an innate goodness, not all those involved have benign motives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd saving lives requires difficult choices: between the desire to relieve suffering and the need to weigh up the context. Too often medical aid is found wanting, doing more harm than good. How are life-or-death choices made in the heat of the moment? What are the consequences of your action, or inaction? Is it better at times to do nothing? How do you live with yourself if you want to help but can't? This is a frank account of the personal toll - physical, mental and social - frontline medicine levies on those who choose to do it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut ultimately, it offers a tale of optimism, persistence and triumph over adversity, speaking to the resilience and fortitude of those who help and those whose lives they save.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41117382082713,"sku":"9780008449537","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780008449537.jpg?v=1631723151","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780008449537","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}