An account of the errors into which seemingly infallible humans have fallen, whether through obstinacy, arrogance or carelessness. Examples investigated include the Piltdown Man hoax and the Tay Bridge collapse.
This is a collection of stories about medical blunders in the past and in modern life. The stories are of acts of arrogance, ignorance, cruelty and stupidity. They include tales of: a labotomy without anaesthetic, female mutilation, secret experiments on criminals, the insane and cancer patients, sex-changes, the doctors who become surgery addicts, wonder drugs with nightmare side-effects, the euthanasia experts, and chloroform orgasms.
A guide to first aid treatment for a wide range of both life-threatening conditions and common, everyday ailments and injuries. Describes all major first aid procedures. Step-by-step treatment of conditions reinforced by clear, two colour illustrations.
This dictionary is an invaluable reference work for medical and nursing students, health service professionals, and everyone requiring an authorative guide to modern medical technology.