Critical: Stories From The Front Line Of Intensive Care Medicine by Dr Matt Morgan - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781471173066
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Age Range: Adult

Overview
Critical takes readers deep inside the intensive care unit, where every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Dr Matt Morgan, a practising ICU consultant, shares unforgettable true stories of patients whose lives were forever altered by critical illness. Blending clear medical explanation with deeply human narrative, this paperback memoir reveals how the body fails under extreme stress, how modern medicine intervenes, and what survival and loss really look like on the front line of intensive care.

About the Book
In Critical, Dr Matt Morgan takes readers on a journey through the body organ by organ, using real patient case histories to explain how critical conditions develop and how ICU teams treat them. Each chapter pairs an accessible explanation of the science - from sepsis to trauma to organ failure - with the moving personal stories of the people behind the statistics: the patients, families, and clinicians navigating some of the most intense moments in modern medicine. Written with warmth, honesty and dark humour, the book has been praised by fellow doctor-authors and national press alike for illuminating a part of hospital life most of us never see, but which touches almost every family at some point. It is both an eye-opening primer on critical illness and a compassionate tribute to the resilience of patients and the dedication of the staff who care for them. This paperback edition is ideal for healthcare students, clinicians, and general readers with an interest in medicine, the human body, or real-life hospital stories. It sits comfortably alongside other bestselling medical memoirs, offering the same blend of clinical insight and emotional storytelling that has made the genre so popular in recent years.

• Clear, accessible explanations of critical illness and ICU treatment
• Real, moving patient stories told with compassion and honesty
• Practical insights that may help readers recognise medical emergencies
• Written by a practising ICU consultant with genuine clinical authority
• Praised by leading doctor-authors and national newspapers
• Compact paperback format, perfect for study, gifting or everyday reading

About the Author
Dr Matt Morgan is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Honorary Professor at Cardiff University and Curtin University, Australia. A regular columnist for the BMJ, he has contributed to more than fifty scientific articles following a PhD in artificial intelligence, and has appeared on major outlets including the BBC and CNN. He has spoken at international book festivals, delivered the 2023 Woodridge Lecture, and was nominated for the Royal Society's David Attenborough prize for public engagement in science. Critical was his first book.

Why You'll Love This Book
Honest, humane and quietly gripping, Critical turns complex medicine into stories anyone can understand and connect with. Perfect for curious readers, healthcare students, or anyone who has ever wondered what really happens behind the doors of an ICU.

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