The Bodies Keep Coming : Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Brian H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Williams, Brian H. (Surgeon).

Williams, Brian H.

African American surgeons--Biography.

African American surgeons.

Surgeons--United States--Biography.

Surgeons.

Gunshot wounds--Surgery--United States.

Gunshot wounds.

Discrimination in medical care--United States.

Discrimination in medical care.

Racism--United States.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : 1517 Media, 2023.

Summary:

"Dr. Brian H. Williams has seen it all, from gunshot wounds to traumatic brain injuries. In The Bodies Keep Coming, Williams ushers us into the trauma bay, where the wounds of a national emergency amass. Black bodies will continue to be wracked by violence, racism, and healthcare inequities until we enact changes of policy and law"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Part I: Unconscious

1. Tagged and Bagged

2. Demons

3. My Comfort and My Pain

4. The Long Blue Line

5. A New Calling

6. The Gradys

Part II: Code Yellow

7. "Bald, Black, and Suspicious"

8. Traumatic Arrest

9. Hail Mary

10. Seconds Matter

11. End of Watch

Part III: Shock

12. A Fool for a Patient

13. God's Token

14. Backlash

15. Bridge

Part IV: Awakening

16. Failure by Design

17. Race Is Not a Risk Factor

18. Anatomy of a Gunshot Wound

19. A Moment of Silence

Resources

Acknowledgments

Notes.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5064-8313-5

OCLC:

1393309053