Treat Them Where They Lie by Ronald Stewart and Jim Meek

When Ron Stewarta coal miner's son from the east coast of Canadatook a residency in emergency medicine in Los Angeles in 1972, emergency care was still in its infancy. First respondersoften dispatched from fire departments or funeral homes, with hearses serving as ambulancescould put on bandages and perform CPR, but that was about it.

Stewart took on a dual role as emergency physician and advisor (earning the nickname "Doc Hollywood") on the popular TV seriesEmergency!where the fictional accident victims had a better chance of surviving than his real-life patients. Stewart's life's work was closing that gap, a mission he advanced by training the first generation of paramedics in LA.

After sixteen years of high-stakes trailblazing in the US emergency medical system, Stewart took on the Minister of Health job in his native Nova Scotia, where he battled long odds and fierce opposition to introduce a modern Emergency Health Services system.

InTreat Them Where They Lie, Ron Stewart and co-author Jim Meek tell a captivating story of passion and determination while exploring the highs and lows of a life well lived. With fifteen color images, and forewords from prominent US physician and author Dr. Brian Zink and Canada's foremost medical journalist, Dr. Brian Goldman, this riveting memoir offers readers an unvarnished look at a man who played a key role in the development of modern emergency medicine. (From Nimbus Publishing Limited)

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Ronald Stewart is a trailblazer in the development of modern emergency medicine and served as the Nova Scotia Minister of Health. He is a companion of the Order of Canada and founded the Music in Medicine program at Dalhousie University's medical school.

Jim Meek is a writer and journalist. His work includesCultivating Success: The Life of Acadian Seaplants Founder Louis Deveau,and he received the Hyman Solomon Award recognizing achievements in Canadian public policy journalism.