Download or read book Something for the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER written by Paul Austin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A stunning account of the chaos of the emergency room." —Boston Globe In this eye-opening account of life in the ER, Paul Austin recalls how the daily grind of long, erratic shifts and endless hordes of patients with sad stories sent him down a path of bitterness and cynicism. Gritty, powerful, and ultimately redemptive, Something for the Pain is a revealing glimpse into the fragility of compassion and sanity in the industrial setting of today’s hospitals.