• Miracles & Mayhem in the ER

  • Unbelievable True Stories from an Emergency Room Doctor
  • By: Dr. Brent Rock Russell
  • Narrated by: Al Kessel
  • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (293 ratings)

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Miracles & Mayhem in the ER

By: Dr. Brent Rock Russell
Narrated by: Al Kessel
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Publisher's summary

In Miracles and Mayhem in the ER, Dr. Brent Russell shares true-life stories of his early days as an emergency room doctor. Contemplative and oftentimes hilarious, Dr. Russell leads the listener through the glass doors and down the narrow halls of the ER where desperate patients, young and old, come to get well. Occasionally heart wrenching and always fast-paced, Miracles and Mayhem in the ER will have listeners holding their breath one second and celebrating the next. Through his night shifts at a renowned Portland, Oregon, hospital, Russell discovers his role and his confidence as he treats people from all walks of life, including humanity's most bizarre, in the ER. Each shift brings a new, bracing story to tell.

©2013 Brent Rock Russell (P)2015 Brent Rock Russell

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Not what I thought - but still great!

Based on the audio clip, I assumed it would be a book about different weird and strange stories, unbelievable stories that a layperson would have no idea actually happens in ERs. It wasn't just a list of stories of incredible and crazy things patients have done, but it includes several stories, some unbelievable, some heartbreaking, some funny, of what it is really like to work in an ER. It made your ER doctor human and three dimensional. I listened to it in one day.

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Captivating!

I didn't want it to be over too soon, but I couldn't keep my hands off the play button!

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HIghly Recommended!

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I enjoy personal memoirs, I work for couple ER in past I absolutely love this book, Dr Brent Russell’s provide insight, crazy events happens in ER. Book share different stories were sad and some were funny. As much as I enjoy Dr Brent’s writing I enjoy Al Keslar’s narrating style. Author creats a story and Al keslar delivers fantastically.

This audiobook was provided by Al Albert at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."

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Don't waste a credit

I returned this book because it is
Amateurish I won't go on from there but save yourself a disappointment. Pick something else.

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Just a little blah! I think I expected more.

I'd hope for more excitement and unusual cases. I felt like it talked more about the criminal case then the medicine.

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Good interesting book

Book was well done and gave a great insight to the er room and the types a patient they have to deal with

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FUNNY BOOK!! LOVED IT!!

Where does Miracles & Mayhem in the ER rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love medical books! This was interesting and at times laugh at loud funny!!

What did you like best about this story?

Peoples stores, it seemed far more Mayhem than the one miracle I thought was in the book, but I didn't care, the mayhem was interesting, funny and crazy!

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The reading voice was a little strange at times, but I could quickly ignore it.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

CRAZY< HIGH DRUNK PEOPLE IN THE ER!!

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Couldn't finish

What would have made Miracles & Mayhem in the ER better?

Perhaps a different narrator.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Holy Cow. An Indian Adventure.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Flat voice. I couldn't feel the passion of the author's story.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Miracles & Mayhem in the ER?

The way he hesitates, perhaps for emphasis?, as he reads but it felt like the pauses change the meaning of the sentence. And the imitation of other accents.

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Not what I expected!

The book was good but i wished there were more patient stories than his own personal story.

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Very Light on Medical Information

The author spent about as much time virtue signalling and talking about hiking / snowboarding / bicycling trips with his pals as he did about medicine. When he did talk about the medical side of things the details of treatment were usually left out entirely.

If you enjoy more detailed explanations, give books like "When The Air Hits Your Brain" a shot. Much better medical memoir.

The narrator made every southern accent sound like a steroid pumped version of "Cooter" from the Dukes Of Hazard. Utterly absurd.

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