He had gone to see his father, who had just learned that his electrocardiogram ekg reading was abnormal. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america the henry e. Lederer published on hscimedtech october, 1997 get out your hardhats. Keith wailoo is chair of the department of history and jointly appointed in the woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs. It is worth commenting that although scholars of the history of medicine will consider drawing blood a welldone but hardly atypical example of the social construction of disease, wailoo. Mcdonnell centennial fellowship in the history of science in 1999. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america, received the 1997 arthur viseltear award from the american public health association. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america johns hopkins university press, 1997 in drawing. But what surprised me even more, considering she just seriously began writing in 2012, is the language.
Drawing blood is firstclass history at many levels and can be read with profit and pleasure by the clinician, historian, nonmedical scientist, and interested layperson. In this book, wailoo undertakes the task of explaining how the new technologies of blood analysis and the data spawned by their use became part of the matrix of. Drawing blood download drawing blood ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. This interplay of race, stigma, and disease has been reflected in professional writings and in popular. Drawing blood johns hopkins university press books. The chapter includes background information section 2.
This fun and informative guide details the stepbystep process of taking a blood sample and makes a great. Daily beast this beautiful book, generously graced with so many illustrations, is artfully designed and fun to browse for the images alonebut crabapples tight, vibrant, jabbing prose, and prescient asides are the reason to buy this work. Drawing blood is a 1993 horror novel by american writer poppy z. Ethnicity and innovation in taysachs, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease 2006 and drawing blood. Wailoo has received several other awards and grants, including the prestigious james s. T he history of medicine is much more than the recitation of who did what first. Her second book, drawing blood, was also nominated for a lambda literary award and the bram stoker award. He is currently the henry putnam university professor. Regina morantzsanchez, journal of interdisciplinary history. As wailoos account makes clear, the seemingly straightforward process of identifying disease is invariably. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america, keith wailoo adopts a constructionist perspective on technology end page 716 in studying one set of diseases, the anemias. He is chair of the department of history and the former vice dean of the woodrow wilson school. To coax out a shy vein, the phlebotomist might tighten the tourniquet, spend additional time palpating your veins, or place a warm pad against your skin. He is an awardwinning author on drugs and drug policy.
His research lies at the intersection of history and health policy, often focusing on the politics of healthcare, the development of. Keith andrew wailoo is henry putnam university professor of history and public affairs at princeton university where he teaches in the department of history and the woodrow wilson school of public and international affairs. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america, keith wailoo is martin luther king professor of history, jointly appointed in the institute for health, health care policy, and aging research, at rutgers university. Drawing blood, the hard cover, is a physically scrumptious specimen full of exquisitely detailed art and saturated splashes of color. Download pdf drawing blood free online new books in. And, in order to do so, one must learn and follow the proper steps to collecting blood from gathering the right equipment to transporting the sample to the laboratory. A darkcomic look inside the life of a famous cartoonist on the skids. From diseases to drugs, wailoo explores nexus of health. Historically, people of african descent in the usa have experienced a stigmatisation based on presumptions about their racial character and identity, and in the case of africanamericans with disease a second taint when particular highprofile, stigmatised disorders have been involved.
Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. The novel concerns trevor mcgee, a comic book artist and sole survivor of a family murdersuicide, and zachary bosch, a bisexual. Reading keith wailoos history of blood disease and the changing. Taking the time upfront to locate the best vein is time well spent. Keith wailoo begins his book about the history of medicine with a presentday story. Technology and disease in twentiethcentury america. Something of a haunted house tale, the novel was originally titled birdland but the publisher retitled it to make a thin connection to brites first novel, lost souls, a vampire tale synopsis. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america. Learning how to draw blood is essential to becoming a phlebotomist. Drawing blood technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america keith wailoo johns hopkins university press, baltimore, 1997. Brites first novel, lost souls, was nominated for best first novel of 1992 by the horror writers association and for a lambda literary award. Properly integrated within the context of the social milieu, evolving technology, the political system, economics, ethics, law, religion and. Dying in the city of the blues keith wailoo university of north. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america johns hopkins university press, 1997 in drawing blood, medical historian keith wailoo uses the story of blood diseases to explain how physicians in this century wielded medical technology to define disease, carve out medical specialties, and shape political agendas.
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He is the townsend martin professor of history and public affairs at princeton university. Kevin eastman is raising funds for kevin eastmans drawing blood, vol. Technology and disease identity in 20thcentury america 1997. The information given in this section underpins that given in the remainder of part. As wailoo s account makes clear, the seemingly straightforward process of identifying disease is invariably. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Technology and disease identity in twentieth century america johns hopkins university press, 1997 which received the arthur viseltear award from the american public health association. Best practices in phlebotomy who guidelines on drawing. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america is the first of two books written by dr wailoo the second being the troubled dream of genetic medicine. Molly crabapple is an artist and writer in new york. Consider keith wailoos intriguing new book, drawing blood, which explores the place of tech. Our phlebotomists are skilled at drawing blood from a variety of patients.
In drawing blood, medical historian keith wailoo uses the story of blood. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury america, keith wailoo is martin luther king professor of history, jointly appointed in the institute for health, health care policy, and aging research. Keith wailoo in drawing blood, medical historian keith wailoo uses the story of blood diseases to explain how physicians in this century wielded medical technology to define disease, carve out medical. Science boldly and skillfully, wailoo analyzes not only the role of physicians but of research hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. In drawing blood, medical historian keith wailoo uses the story of blood diseases to explain how physicians in this century wielded medical technology to define disease, carve out medical specialties, and shape political agendas. She is the author of two books, drawing blood and brothers of the gun, with marwan hisham, which was longlisted for a national book award in 2018. Mcdonnell centennial fellowship in the history of science.
Dying in the city of the blues by keith wailoo overdrive. In drawing blood, medical historian keith wailoo uses the story of blood diseases to explain how physicians in this century wielded medical technology to define. While not commonly taught in nursing school, programs recommend nursing students take. Drawing blood might be the sexiest thing you read this year. Drawing blood by keith wailoo, 9780801861819, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Phlebotomy, the practice of drawing blood from a vein, is a proficiency that all nurses should learn in their career. Hello select your address best sellers help new releases gift ideas gift cards home help new releases gift ideas gift cards home. From a young age, molly crabapple had the eye of an artist and the spirit of a radical. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury american johns hopkins university press, 1997 exploring the benefits, pitfalls, and complexities associated with technology in 20th century hematology and medicine received the 1997 arthur viseltear award from the american public health. This chapter covers all the steps recommended for safe phlebotomy and reiterates the accepted principles for blood drawing and blood collection. Technology and disease identity in twentiethcentury american johns hopkins university press, 1997. Wailoos other awardwinning books include the troubled dream of genetic medicine. It can be, and has been, used to clarify and to cloud the understanding of disease, and it has the potential both to constrain and to emancipate its subjects.
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