TALES OF THE ER: The Dawn of Emergency Medicine

As both an accomplished musician and ER doctor, Carl Werne, MD weaves an exciting tale of his growing up in a family of physicians and finding his own, unique way of coping with the pressures of the early days of Emergency Medicine. Filled with humorous, outrageous and serious case stories, as well as moments of heartbreak - all the things ER physicians experience on a daily basis - "Tales of the ER" shows how far we have come in treating trauma and heart attacks. Passionate, funny and wise, it has an immediacy and honesty not often found in books about our health care system.