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Title details for Code Gray by Farzon A Nahvi - Available

Code Gray

Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

by Farzon A Nahvi
Aden Hakimi
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Code Gray is a "provocative and meaningful" (Theresa Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Healing) narrative-driven medical memoir that places you directly in the crucible of urgent life-or-death decision-making, offering insights that can help us cope at a time when the world around us appears to be falling apart.
In the tradition of books by such bestselling physician-authors as Atul Gawande, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and Danielle Ofri, this beautifully written memoir by an emergency room doctor revolves around one of his routine shifts at an urban ER. Intimately narrated as it follows the experiences of real patients, it is filled with fascinating, adrenaline-pumping scenes of rescues and deaths, and the critical, often excruciating follow-through in caring for patients' families.

Centered on the riveting story of a seemingly healthy forty-three-year-old woman who arrives in the ER in sudden cardiac arrest, Code Gray weaves in stories that explore everything from the early days of the Covid outbreak to the perennial glaring inequities of our healthcare system. It offers an unforgettable, "discomfiting, and often bracing" (Bloomberg Businessweek) portrait of challenges so profound, powerful, and extreme that normal ethical and medical frameworks prove inadequate. By inviting you to experience what it is like to shift in the ER from a physician's perspective, we are forced to test our beliefs and principles. Often, there are no clear answers to these challenges posed in the ER. You are left feeling unsettled, but through this process, we can appreciate just how complicated, emotional, unpredictable—and yet strikingly beautiful—life can be.

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  • Release date

    February 21, 2023

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781797144054
      • File size: 179806 KB
      • Duration: 06:14:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2023

      Nahvi, an emergency-room physician at Concord Hospital in New Hampshire, provides insight into emergency medicine by taking listeners along for one of his shifts. The emergency room is similar to a library, with both operating on the "everyone is welcome here" maxim. ER patients have the right to be treated until they are "stable" and can be released. Nahvi narrates the author's note, and then the highly capable Aden Hakimi takes over, superbly depicting the chaos and uncertainty in the ER with a measured tone. Hakimi sensitively guides listeners through the ups and downs of a typical shift in a place where very little is typical. "Code gray" is the area outside well-documented and trained procedures. Nuance and analysis are key features, and Hakimi excels at helping listeners understand the medical ethics and personal decisions that make for skilled doctors. A moving work that asks listeners to pause, think, struggle, and consider different perspectives. VERDICT Told with candor and compassion, this well-narrated book should not be missed by anyone who is interested in the ethics and the real-life experiences of medical personnel.--Christa Van Herreweghe

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Dr. Nahvi processes a myriad of experiences as an emergency room doctor, and narrator Aden Hakimi effectively channels the author's reflectiveness and compassion. Just like the doctor we would wish for in a crisis, Hakimi sounds assured and calm as he delivers terrible stories with careful attention and kindness. Dr. Nahvi puts himself in others' shoes: What would it be like for a husband to enter the ER and see that no one is trying to revive his wife? It's a compelling listen with Hakimi's perfect tone and pacing as he navigates us through the stories of people who end up in the ER because they can't afford healthcare or they're homeless. A.B. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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