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Five Patients
Book • 1970
Michael Crichton's 'Five Patients' documents real-life medical cases from Massachusetts General Hospital in the late 1960s, blending patient narratives with analysis of healthcare systems.
The book examines the challenges of emergency medicine, hospital administration, and evolving medical technology through stories including a construction worker's traumatic injury and a mother's life-threatening diagnosis.
Crichton's observations foreshadowed future developments in medical practice and technology.
The book examines the challenges of emergency medicine, hospital administration, and evolving medical technology through stories including a construction worker's traumatic injury and a mother's life-threatening diagnosis.
Crichton's observations foreshadowed future developments in medical practice and technology.
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