Catch Your Breath - The Secret Life of a Sleepless Anaesthetist

If James Herriot was a doctor, he would have written this book.

About the author

Dr Ed Patrick is an anaesthetist and a comedian. He has performed across the UK, including at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and hosts the "Comedians' Surgery" podcast where he speaks to guests including Joe Lycett, Rose Matafeo and Reginald D Hunter about their health stories and experiences.

He also created and presented "Infectious Personalities" broadcasted on BBC Radio 2 where his guests include Charlie Brooker and Sindhu Vee. Ed has written and performed on BBC Radio 4, for shows "Now Wash Your Hands" and "Newsjack", and he has also written for the Guardian about the intersection between medicine and comedy.

edpatrickcomedy.com

Summary

If James Herriot was a doctor, he would have written this book.

Foreword

If James Herriot was a doctor, he would have written this book.

Additional text

Very funny, very timely, scary in places. Ed writes with wit, insight, surprise and pathos. He is cutting his teeth in anaesthetics, taking people as close to death as you can take them, and then trying to wake them up again. And makes it funny. A joy to read.

Product details

• Authors: Ed Patrick
• Publisher: Conran Octopus Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.08.2021
• EAN: 9781914240195
• ISBN: 978-1-914240-19-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 238 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Anesthesiology, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, MEDICAL / Nursing / Anesthesia, Medical profession, Performing arts: comedy, doctor/patient relationship, Comedy and stand-up