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Anne Biccard has worked as an emergency doctor in Johannesburg for more than 30 years. It is a job that is both terrifying and thrilling, where death can be outwitted by skill and quick thinking, and the pressure eased by dark humour.

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‘A rare and intimate insight into the thoughts and experiences of an ED doctor and her responses to the idiosyncratic cast of characters that she meets. A deeply ironic, humorous and yet compassionate and informative book. A must read.’ Professor Gillian

Saving a Strangers Life

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      Publisher Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
      Published 20 November 2020
      ISBN-13 9781431430659
      978-1431430659
      ISBN-10 143143065X
      Also in:
      Biography Memoirs Accident and emergency nursing Emergency services

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Anne Biccard has worked as an emergency doctor in Johannesburg for more than 30 years. It is a job that is both terrifying and thrilling, where death can be outwitted by skill and quick thinking, and the pressure eased by dark humour.

      Trade Review
      ‘A rare and intimate insight into the thoughts and experiences of an ED doctor and her responses to the idiosyncratic cast of characters that she meets. A deeply ironic, humorous and yet compassionate and informative book. A must read.’ Professor Gillian

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