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- File Size: 3.7 MB
- Authors: Douglas J. Gould
Description
A veteran hockey writer takes on hockey culture and the NHL–addressing the games most controversial issue Whether its on-ice fist fights or head shots into the glass, hockey has become a nightly news spectacle–with players pummeling and bashing each other across the ice like drunken gladiators. And while the NHL may actually condone on-ice violence as a ticket draw, diehard hockey fan and expert Adam Proteau argues against hockeys transformation into a thuggish blood sport. In Fighting the Good Fight, Proteau sheds light on the many perspectives of those in and around the game, with interviews of current and former NHL stars, coaches, general managers, and league executives, as well as medical experts. One of the most well-known media figures on the hockey scene today, famous for his funny, feisty observations as a writer for the Toronto Star and The Hockey News and commentator on CBC radio and TV, Adam Proteau is also one of the few mainstream media voices who is vehemently anti-fig
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One of the best of the best. Has a more far-reaching use than books merely aimed at passing the national prescribing safety exam. There is more subtlety, more information, and the numerous case scenarios included in the textbook hit most of the common areas of knowledge you will be expected to know and prescribe for at the start of your career. There are well written summaries and guidance e.g. explaining the reasoning behind giving a drug, ways to calculate dose for body weight, paediatric patients etc. Covers almost everything you need to familiarise yourself with before beginning to prescribe as a new health professional.
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