Code Blue: A Writer's Guide to Hospitals, Including the Er, Or, and Icu (Behind the Scenes) [ペーパーバック]

From long-running TV series such as M A S H, General Hospital and ER, to best-selling fiction including Toxin, Miracle Cure and Bloodstream, the public's enduring fascination with hospitals is evidenced in virtually every medium. This all-inclusive guide profiles every aspect of the modern hospital, so writers can accurately recreate the day-to-day realities of patients, doctors, treatments, administration and more. Major sections cover: Admissions-walk-ins, EMS arrivals, medi-flights Facilities-ER, nurses station, pharmacy, ICU, radiology, surgical unit; Information and Records-charts, medications, 'codes'; Patient Testing and Examinations-treatment programs, support services, security

Scrub in and go behind the scenes with Dr. Keith Wilson and Dr. David Page. Here they show you what day-to-day life is really like in the modern hospital, so you can inject your novels and scripts with action and accuracy. Viewing the hospital from a writer's perspective, Drs. Wilson and Page provide the information you need, including the sights, sounds and smells associated with every medical department. You'll hear the rapid dialogue of ER staff trying to save a gun shot victim. You'll feel what it's like to be a doctor prepping for surgery. You'll witness the painstaking measures taken to save a patient in ICU, and much more.

Information is broken down into easy-to-reference chapters, featuring bulleted charts of medical jargon, terminology and facts. Topics include: - The Emergency Department from preparation to procedures
- Surgery including the surgical team, how they work together and what can go wrong
- Medications, Instruments and Equipment from hemostats to ventilators
- Personnel including orderlies, APNs, MDs, CEOs and everyone in between
- Exams, Tests and Procedures such as chem sevens and CTs
- Hospital Admissions from dealing with "dumping" to dealing with paperwork
- Patient Wards and ICUs including types of illnesses treated
- Complications and Mistakes such as drug reactions and wrong site surgery
- Records and Patient Information including patient charts and right to privacy issues

- History of the Modern Hospital and common practices such as bleeding and leeching

Dr. Keith Wilson is the author of Writer's Digest's Cause of Death, and his medical thriller, Life Form (Putnam Berkeley) has been optioned by a film production company. Toledo, Ohio. Dr. David Page is the author of Body Trauma.