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The bodies keep coming : dispatches from a black trauma surgeon on racism, violence, and how we heal
Title
The bodies keep coming : dispatches from a black trauma surgeon on racism, violence, and how we heal / Brian H. Williams.
ISBN
9781506483122
1506483127
9781506483139
Publication
Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2023]
Physical Description
x, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"Dr. Brian H. Williams has seen it all, from gunshot wounds to traumatic brain injuries. In The Bodies Keep Coming, Williams ushers us into the trauma bay, where the wounds of a national emergency amass. Black bodies will continue to be wracked by violence, racism, and healthcare inequities until we enact changes of policy and law"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Williams, Brian H. (Surgeon). Bodies keep coming Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2023]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260).
Contents
Part I. Unconscious
Tagged and bagged
Demons
My comfort and my pain
The long blue line
A new calling
The Gradys
Part II. Code yellow
"Bald, black, and suspicious"
Traumatic arrest
Hail Mary
Seconds matter
End of watch
Part III. Shock
A fool for a patient
God's token
Backlash
Bridge
Part IV. Awakening
Failure by design
Race is not a risk factor
Anatomy of a gunshot wound
A moment of silence.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Biographies
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