The Island Doctor : Memories, Myths and Musings of a Country Doctor By J. Cameron MacDonaldm

The island doctor kindle book

Who knew an oven door could serve as an incubator What do you do with a fracture a pickup truck and a portable X ray machine Digitalis or kerosene and lard poultice Diaper on the mailbox or the picket fence As a young medical school graduate Dr J Cameron MacDonald chose to take over a rural practice in the Bay of Fundy For five years he was the only medical doctor on the Digby Islands 40 miles and a ferry ride from the nearest hospital He looked after 1200 people delivered 57 babies at home with chloroform anaesthesia told time by the tides got paid in lobster and love the life The Island Doctor Memories Myths and Musings of a Country DoctorGreat stories by a great storyteller A good read for anyone in the medical field English