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Surviving the Emergency Room: Expecting the Unexpected    by Ron Clark
Price: $6.99 USD. 18630 words. Published on March 27, 2011. .

An insider's view of the emergency medical system, a valuable resource for patients and families, and a thorough guide preparing readers for the labyrinth of functions, personnel, and treatments in the Emergency Room.
2011 Essential Guide to Health and Medical Issues Involving Natural Disasters - Official Information for Individuals and Businesses on Dealing with Floods, Hurricanes, and other Emergencies    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 101990 words. Published on May 18, 2011. .

This unique ebook provides an essential up-to-date reference guide to the health and medical implications of natural disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, with detailed, expert advice from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and FEMA.
The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales From the Emergency Room    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $3.99 USD. 23140 words. Published by Olo Books on June 29, 2011. .

Life as an emergency doctor. That teenager puking up two liters of vodka and his stomach lining at triage? Yup. Blood pouring out of a terrified pregnant woman? Call me. Plus the patient who no longer has a nosebleed screaming at me across the department, "You. Are. The Most. Unfeeling doctor. I have ever met!" Come on in. Nominated for the Top 50 Must-Read Books for Nurses in 2012.
No Air    by Melissa Yi
Price: $2.99 USD. 18410 words. Published by Olo Books on August 7, 2011. .

Dr. Valerie Chia strides into St. Joseph's emergency room expecting the usual Montreal Monday morning chaos. But when the other day doctor goes AWOL and a patients crashes, Val's up the creek, in a handbasket, even before she lets resident Dr. Hope Sze try the emergency airway... Debut episode (half-hour pilot script) of a medical radio drama featuring Dr. Hope Sze.
Code Blues    by Melissa Yi
Price: $5.99 USD. 103120 words. Published by Olo Books on August 15, 2011. .

Dr. Hope Sze rolls into Montreal with three simple goals: 1) survive her family medicine residency, 2) try pain au chocolat, 3) go on a date sometime in the next two years. Then she discovers a doctor's body in the locker room. When she tries to uncover his killer, two men dive in to help her. The one man with charm to burn, the one man who makes her melt, has zero alibi.
Notorious D.O.C.    by Melissa Yi
Price: $5.99 USD. 82170 words. Published by Olo Books on September 3, 2011. .

Eight years ago, someone ran over a young doctor who asked too many questions. Today, at the still-grieving mother's request, resident Dr. Hope Sze untangles the cold case before the killer silences Hope, too. This time, the sociopath won't back down. But neither will Hope--or the two men vying for her attention. The sequel to Code Blues. Written by an emergency physician trained in th
'Buddhish': The Unfeeling Doctor's Freefall into Buddhism, Grief and Grace    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $5.99 USD. 40340 words. Published by Olo Books on December 9, 2011. .

So how did this agnostic emergency doctor first find Buddhism, or Buddhish-ness? I had started practicing medicine while pregnant with my first child. Then my life shattered. At 20 weeks, I delivered a stillborn baby girl. A local priest said, "You need to forgive yourself, and I can't help you with that." This is the story of Buddhism leading me on my path to forgiveness.
Grave Words: Notifying Survivors about Sudden, Unexpected Deaths    by Kenneth Iserson
Price: $24.99 USD. 116840 words. Published on December 23, 2011. .

Everyone dreads notifying survivors about sudden deaths. Healthcare, law enforcement, fire service, religious & military personnel often take on that task with little formal training. Grave Words helps lessen notifiers’ stress, provides detailed protocols for nearly every death-notification situation, explains how to use the protocols, provides a context for when and why they should be used.
Mortal Men: Paramedics on the Streets of Hartford    by Peter Canning
Price: $3.99 USD. 59810 words. Agented by Dystel and Goderich Literary Management on February 15, 2012. .

Paramedic Troy Johnson battles trauma and sickness on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut. When a fellow medic is shot to death responding to a 911 call, a grief-stricken Troy vows to avenge the death, while struggling to come to grips with his own mortality. Mortal Men examines the ancient bonding between friends and partners who count on each other to make it safely home.
The Unfeeling Doctor Betwixt Birthing Babies: Poems About Love, Loss, and More Love    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $3.99 USD. 26070 words. Published by Olo Books on February 19, 2012. .

This is the story about a plucky emergency doctor giving birth to two healthy babies—and all the whacked-out stuff that happens in between. Death and disease stalk and smite my family; I'm trying to save lives in the ER and conceive another baby. Warning: this book is less about official doctor-ing and more about my unbalanced life (but funny! And plucky! Did I mention plucky?).