Title:
In love and war : nursing heroes / Liz Byrski.
ISBN:
9781925161489
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Publication Information:
North Fremantle, Western Australia : Fremantle Press, [2021]
©2015
Physical Description:
1 online resource (215 pages)
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Memories -- Beginnings -- Preparations for war -- The burning question -- Face to face -- At the pub -- The Guinea Pigs and their club -- On fear and silence -- Life on Ward III -- Culture crisis -- Connections -- Doing your bit for the war -- Pause for thought -- Unreasonable demands -- The boss -- The outsider -- Face off -- Emotional labour and war work -- Back to work -- The town that didn't stare -- Farewells -- Joining the dots -- Resolution.
Summary:
Recounts the history of the Guinea Pig Club, a group of British airmen badly disfigured from burns during World War II who were treated by pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, Sussex. Describes the experiences of the survivors and the nurses who cared for them.
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