Medicine at the Margins : : EMS Workers in Urban America /

Medicine at the Margins : : EMS Workers in Urban America / / Christopher Prener.

Presents a unique view of social problems and conflicts over urban space from the cab of an ambulance.While we imagine ambulances as a site for critical care, the reality is far more complicated. Social problems, like homelessness, substance abuse, and the health consequences of poverty, are encount...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
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Prener, Christopher,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Polis: Fordham Series in Urban Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (304 p.) :; 25 b/w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • The Sociologist in the Ambulance
  • A Note on Names and Places
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Shit Work on Urban America’s Front Lines
  • The Scene
  • PART I EMS as a Marginal Institution
  • 1 Dial 9-1-1 for Emergencies
  • 2 The Ambulance Drivers Are Here!
  • Conclusion
  • PART II EMS as Marginal Work
  • 3 The Twenty-Four: The Rhythm of EMS Shifts
  • 4 Hurry Up and Wait: Passing Time and Avoiding Conflict
  • Conclusion
  • 5 The Daily Grind of Grunt Work
  • 6 Stigma and Space in Midtown
  • Conclusion
  • Marginality, Stigma, and the Future of Pre-Hospital Medicine
  • Appendix: Notes on Data and Methods
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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