Frontline Worker Shares Insider Accounts from the Peak of the Pandemic
Fatigue, burnout, anxiety over the availability of PPE. Fear for our patients and fear of contracting the disease ourselves and spreading it to our loved ones. Routinely designating patients “comfort measure only” — stating there is nothing more we can medically do — until becoming numb to the task. Standing in for our patients’ families during their last moments. These are some of the challenges medical professionals faced at the peak of the pandemic in NYC — the global epicenter of the pandemic in April. At the time, Dr. Krutika Raulkar was a resident at NewYork-Presbyterian — one of the hospitals most severely impacted by COVID-19 — with thousands of patients and over 700 patients on ventilators at the peak of the pandemic.
In “COVID-19: Inside the Global Epicenter,” Dr. Raulkar shares insider accounts of the deadly pandemic from one of the hardest hit medical systems in the world. Packed with the most current medical information, a historical account of the discovery and political reaction to COVID-19, and inspiring accounts and photos of frontline healthcare workers, this book provides the knowledge you need to stay well-informed about COVID-19, and hope and optimism to get you through these challenging times.
“I cannot express how much I have enjoyed speaking with each and every one of these healthcare heroes,” says Dr. Raulkar, “and how thankful I am that they are willing to share their stories with the world. They are truly the life and blood of this book, and the reason that thousands of COVID-19 related deaths have been prevented.”
“COVID-19: Inside the Global Epicenter” was released on Amazon on August 9, 2020 in ebook and paperback forms and is #1 on Amazon in New Releases in Public Health.
