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Critical

Stories from the front line of intensive care medicine

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Critical

By: Matt Morgan
Narrated by: Matt Morgan
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 Journey into the world of intensive care medicine and the lives of people who have forever been changed by it.

‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.’
Adam Kay

'[Morgan's] wit and compassion are everywhere evident in this enlightening book, and he makes a welcome contribution to our understanding of these extraordinary times.'
Sunday Times

There is no room for error in the ICU. Full focus is required at all times.
It can be the difference between life and death.

Through the remarkable stories of his patients, Dr. Matt Morgan guides you through the body and its organs. He explains how various critical conditions arise, and all that goes into treating them – from the science, research and technology, to the tireless efforts of the doctors and nurses. This book gives you powerful insights about intensive care, many of which may prevent you, or those close to you, from ending up there. It will even teach you how to save a life.

Movingly and compassionately, Matt writes about the cases and the people that have stayed with him, both the recoveries and the losses. This book shows the fragility of life, but also the incredible resilience of the human body and spirit.

Sometimes darkness can show you the light. Medical Professionals & Academics Science & Technology Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Medicine

Critic reviews

'Matt Morgan is an engaging, honest and perceptive doctor who has managed to pack an awful lot into his career. This book promises to offer a real insight into an area of life and death medicine that many of us will have seen dramatised on television.’ (Dr Michael Mosley, bestselling author of The Fast Diet, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet and The Clever Guts Diet)
'Matt Morgan writes beautifully and movingly about the edges of life. Through vivid encounters and pitch-perfect insights, he shines a light on the human experience at the frontiers of healthcare.' (Ganesh Suntharalingam, President, Intensive Care Society)
‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.' (Adam Kay, author of the best-selling book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
‘I loved it. So carefully written and obviously as a doctor, I could totally get behind the stories of Gram and the origin of ICU, but the patients…just so touching. I love the exploration of what it means to survive, at what cost and so on. A lovely book.’ (Dr Nikki Stamp FRACS, Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon and author of Can You Die of a Broken Heart? A Heart Surgeon's Insight Into What Makes Us Tick)
‘A gripping realism of life in intensive care that reminds us how fragile is life. Written with humility and insight this is an intriguing glimpse into a world of life-saving decisions. It is life affirming and hugely reassuring.’ (Professor Dame Sue Black, author of All That Remains: A Life in Death)
‘This book is marvellous: buy it, share it, recommend it....We are fortunate to have dedicated, caring and humble folks such as Doc Morgan on the Critical Care front line. We are even better off when a writer can capture all that this exciting, mad, glorious and even exasperating job means. If you work in healthcare, know somebody that does, or simply inhabit a body then this book is for you: in fact it's critical.’ (Peter Brindley MD FRCP Can FRCP Edin FRCP Lond, Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, Medical Ethics, University of Alberta)
'Matt Morgan is an engaging, honest and perceptive doctor who has managed to pack an awful lot into his career. This book promises to offer a real insight into an area of life and death medicine that many of us will have seen dramatised on television.’ (Dr Michael Mosley, bestselling author of The Fast Diet, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet and The Clever Guts Diet)
'Matt Morgan writes beautifully and movingly about the edges of life. Through vivid encounters and pitch-perfect insights, he shines a light on the human experience at the frontiers of healthcare.' (Ganesh Suntharalingam, President, Intensive Care Society)
‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.' (Adam Kay, author of the best-selling book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
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An insightful and interesting glimpse into the world of ICU. Well read with a good blend of technical terms and simple wording.

A great introduction to the inside world of ICU

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If I listen to.many more off these medical books I might not want to.ever go into hospital again !

More medical knowledge

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loved it, very informative and well read. A great insight into critical care and the team.

Interesting insight to critical care.

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The book exceeded my expectations by a lot. It is greatly written, interesting, understandable, educational, motivational. Loved it. I would recomend it to anyone, no previous knowledge is needed.

Great book

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I greatly enjoyed this inspiring book that reinforces my admiration of those working in the NHS. It reminds one of the extremes of dedication and effort that goes into saving lives. The selection of stories about some of those treated by the author in intensive care brings home the impact of severe trauma or disease on patients and their families.

It is a testament to the NHS that anybody, who can benefit from the best medical available, will get it. No private system could provide such a high level of care to everybody as the system in the USA demonstrates: you can get the best care in the world, but at a price whereas those without medical insurance or wealth are left to languish. It disgusts me when some politicians try to undermine the NHS and starve it of funds in the hope of promoting private medical companies.

Not only does this book tell the stories of individual cases but also educates listeners about the different organs and systems of the body and how life-style impacts on them.

It added to the pleasure of this recording that it is narrated by the author as it infuses the text with real feeling. He’s obviously a credit to his profession.

Awe-inspiring!

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