Bush Doctors: 16 Remarkable Doctors From Rural And Remote Australia

Brayley Annabelle

ISBN 10: 014379969X / ISBN 13: 9780143799696

Published by Michael Joseph/Penquin Books, 2017

About this Item

298 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Seller Inventory # 220921

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bush Doctors: 16 Remarkable Doctors From Rural And Remote Australia
• Publisher: Michael Joseph/Penquin Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014379969X
• ISBN 13: 9780143799696
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Australian - Non Fiction/History

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Synopsis

Sixteen stories of amazing outback doctors and their heroic deeds, from the bestselling author of Bush Nurses and Nurses of the Outback. Imagine yourself critically injured or seriously ill in the middle of nowhere. You’d be hoping like hell there was a doctor nearby to take charge; someone resourceful, who’d think quickly and stay calm under pressure; someone who could, if necessary, take charge from a distance. You’d want to be in the safe and sure hands of one of these amazing bush doctors. They might work in some of the most spectacular locations in Australia – from the splendid isolation of the Kimberley and the wide open spaces of outback Queensland to the freezing icecaps of Antarctica – but their profession demands long hours, extensive medical knowledge and, sometimes, courage beyond their experience. Meet some of the extraordinary medicos who save lives everyday beyond the great divide including Jenny Wilson, the locum with itchy feet who roams Australia and beyond to help people; Rolf Gomes, who built a ‘heart truck’ to take life-saving medical advice to the inland; and Molly Shorthouse who cares for people’s mental health. And, always, there’s the Royal Flying Doctors… From the bestselling author of Nurses of the Outback, Bush Doctors is a powerful and captivating tribute to all rural and remote doctors – unsung Australian heroes who truly do care.

About the Author

Annabelle Brayley trained as a registered nurse. When she married her husband, Ian, she went on to live on an isolated sheep and cattle station in south-west Queensland. Relocating in 2001 to the small rural community where they now live, Annabelle resumed employment in rural and remote health before retiring to pursue her passion for storytelling. As a regular contributor to R.M. Williams OUTBACK magazine, Annabelle frequently tells the stories of people who live and work in the bush. She has developed a reputation for accuracy, honesty and sensitivity that enables people to tell their stories without fear of prejudice or sensationalism.