From drug overdoses to broken hearts—riveting tales from a cruise ship doctor
"So you want to boot us off the ship? For spending too much time in the sun? I can't believe you're telling me this." . . . "Mrs Boyt, your husband is seriously ill. This isn't just a bit of sunbathing. He's effectively got third-degree burns over a very large part of his body. . . . If we don't get your husband to hospital tomorrow morning it will be nearly a week unil we get a second chance. That's too long and it's too dangerous." . . . She doesn't soften even when she sees her husband sedated, heavily bandaged and wired up to half a dozen different pieces of equipment. "They want us off the ship," she tells him. "You've got 12 hours to pull yourself together. If you can't do it, then our whole holiday is ruined."
Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, always absolutely real, this is a unique account of one incredible year at sea for Dr. Ben MacFarlane. After spending a year saving lives at 35,000 feet as a repatriation doctor, Ben decided to take to the seas and spend a year traveling the world as a ship's doctor. During this year, with 3,000 passengers and crew to look after, Ben experienced everything from passengers falling off climbing walls on the ship or off camels during drunken excursions on dry land, to looking after lonely ladies with broken hearts, with a dose of middle-aged businessmen who do some real damage trying to impress the aerobics instructor in the gym. These tales of Ben and his colleagues will explain why ship's doctors think bar stools should carry health warnings, why the casino can be safer than the sick bay in a storm, and why no amount of sharks, pirates, or tidal waves will ever be as dangerous as the midnight buffet.
Recenzijas
PRAISE FOR HOLIDAY SOS: 'Sun, sea and surgery - it's a potent mix. It deserves to succeed.' * The Independent on HOLIDAY SOS * A mixture of shocking, moving and at times very funny stories ...and eye-opener for any holidaymaker. * Now Magazine on HOLIDAY SOS * Will have you engrossed * Sunday Herald on HOLIDAY SOS * This book is packed with tales of derring-do ... a riveting read. * The Independent on HOLIDAY SOS *
Papildus informācija
With all the drama and excitement of popular medical dramas like Holby City and Casualty, these incredible true stories are told with warmth and humour.
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Part Two The Mid-Atlantic |
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Part Three The Pacific Ocean |
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Part Four The South China Sea |
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Neil Simpson (Author) Neil Simpson is a writer and award-winning journalist. His recent biographies include Gordon Ramsay: The Biography and Paul O'Grady: The Biography. Neil has also been a former staff reporter on the Daily Mirror, Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday.
Ben Macfarlane (Author) Ben MacFarlane graduated in medicine from Imperial College, London in 1998 and started carrying out medical repatriations in the spring of 2001. He then spent a year working on the cruise ship circuit and now works full time in a West London teaching hospital.
Ben's first book with Hodder was Holiday SOS, which tells of a year in his life when he jetted around the world as a repatriation doctor. The sequel, Cruise Ship SOS, follows Ben's travels as a doctor on cruise ships.
