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Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever – An Award-Winning Young Adult History of Vivien Thomas and a Historic Surgical Triumph

Jim Murphy
4.9/5 (15254 ratings)
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Description:"Murphy’s dramatic nonfiction narrative recounting of one of the first open heart surgeries ever performed is not to be missed." —School Library Journal (starred review)In 1944, a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation’s success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock’s African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions.The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative.Winner, Notable Books for a Global Society * Horn Book Fanfare List * A Booklist Best Young Adult BookWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever – An Award-Winning Young Adult History of Vivien Thomas and a Historic Surgical Triumph. To get started finding Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever – An Award-Winning Young Adult History of Vivien Thomas and a Historic Surgical Triumph, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever – An Award-Winning Young Adult History of Vivien Thomas and a Historic Surgical Triumph

Jim Murphy
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Description: "Murphy’s dramatic nonfiction narrative recounting of one of the first open heart surgeries ever performed is not to be missed." —School Library Journal (starred review)In 1944, a groundbreaking operation repaired the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome. The operation’s success brought the surgeon Alfred Blalock international fame and paved the way for open-heart surgery. But the technique had been painstakingly developed by Vivien Thomas, Blalock’s African American lab assistant, who stood behind Blalock in the operating room to give him step-by-step instructions.The stories of this medical and social breakthrough and the lives of Thomas, Blalock, and their colleague Dr. Helen Taussig are intertwined in this compelling nonfiction narrative.Winner, Notable Books for a Global Society * Horn Book Fanfare List * A Booklist Best Young Adult BookWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever – An Award-Winning Young Adult History of Vivien Thomas and a Historic Surgical Triumph. To get started finding Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever – An Award-Winning Young Adult History of Vivien Thomas and a Historic Surgical Triumph, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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