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Traumatology for the Physical Therapist

Gert Krischak

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This is a good book for clinicians looking for more information about the surgical management of...

The Index of Middle English Prose: Handlist XXIII: The Rawlinson Collection, Bodleian Library, Oxford

Sarah Ogilvie-Thomson

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In 1755 Richard Rawlinson bequeathed his vast collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian...

Sarah (7798 KP) rated Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist in Books

Oct 17, 2020

Fascinating

I don’t often choose to read non-fiction books, I’m not entirely sure why except for the fact that I prefer escaping the real world. However there are some real life topics that really grab me, and forensic pathology is definitely one of those areas.

This book is truly a fascinating read. It’s an interesting mixture detailing Richard Shepherd’s personal life and the many cases he’s had involvement in over the years. It balances these two aspects very well, and I found I was as interested in his personal life as I was in the cases. It is the cases though that take precedence in this book and Shepherd really has left no stone unturned. There is an immense amount of detail in this about the deaths, bodies, medical terms and outcomes of the cases, and by the end of the book you feel completely satisfied that nothing has been missed.

Shepherd has had a truly impressive career, spanning a number of decades and quite a lot of high profile cases and inquests; Stephen Lawrence, Princess Diana, 9/11, 7/7, Derrick Bird, Harold Shipman. His involvement in all of these cases is impressive and with some, I’ve learnt a fair amount that I’d never known previously (i.e. Diana’s cause of death and the pathology side of 9/11). Shepherd is obviously a very knowledgeable and respected pathologist and it shows from his experience and his writing.

I may be biased as forensics, crime and pathology have always been an interest of mine (I did my dissertation at university on alternatives to traditional post-mortems), but this book is engaging, intriguing and beyond fascinating. I’d liken it to This is Going to Hurt by Adam McKay, obviously this is a lot more serious without the funny anecdotes but if you enjoyed the medical side then you’d probably enjoy this too.

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Sarah (7798 KP) Oct 18, 2020

Ooh thank you, I've never even heard of it so I'll give it a go 🙂

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AJaneClark (3975 KP) Oct 18, 2020

I have been reading a lot of this style of book, and stumbled across Corrupt Bodies in the Works. Definitely an eye opener

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My Hospital: Build and Manage

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World’s healthiest game! Cure your way through the quirkiest and funniest diseases in My Hospital...

Kate (355 KP) rated New Amsterdam in TV

Feb 19, 2019

New Amsterdam

2018 | Drama

8.3

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Not sure whether this is very good or just good, the story line has been played out many times before such as Greys Anatomy and ER. The plot is basically a new young medical director taking charge of a public hospital in America and dealing with all the various patients and departments, as I said it has been repeated many many times before and even some of the story lines are the same but you can only so much mileage out of hospital stories. The main character Dr Max Goodwin - some of you may recognise, I must admit I had to look him up, he played the husband on Blacklist. The other characters do develop over the episodes and you do tend to like them but it would be interesting to see how far they run with this.

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Lowri Catryn (229 KP) rated Medical Police in TV

Jan 23, 2020

Medical Police

2020 | Comedy, Mystery

9.0

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Dark humour

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Dark humour makes for an entertaining and easy viewing.

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This was a great series to pass time. An easy viewing, full of comedic lines and dark humour. Some of which was relatable, however worth watching the series 'Children's Hospital' first, as Medical Police is a spin off from that series. To make sense of the series, as when I saw a Doctor dressed as as a weird clown, I couldn't make sense why. It wasn't very clear and I had to Google it to make sense of it. However I would highly recommend this series to have a laugh. I would consider this series similar to that of 'Scrubs'. The actors were great together and storyline although sometimes lengthy leading to a bore at times, it was also gripping and exciting, as well as hilarious!