Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
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IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure:
1170L
Description
In 1944 an unprecedented surgical procedure repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome'lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. This landmark operation opened the way for all types of open heart surgery. The team that developed it included a cardiologist and a surgeon, but most of the actual work was done by Vivien Thomas, an African American lab assistant who was frequently mistaken for a janitor.
Subjects
Subjects
Blalock, Alfred
Blalock, Alfred, -- 1899-1964 -- Juvenile literature
Cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular system -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
Heart
Heart -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
History
Juvenile Nonfiction
Science
Surgeons
Surgeons -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Surgery
Taussig, Helen B
Taussig, Helen B. -- (Helen Brooke), -- 1898-1986 -- Juvenile literature
Thomas, Vivien
Thomas, Vivien, -- 1910-1985 -- Juvenile literature
Blalock, Alfred, -- 1899-1964 -- Juvenile literature
Cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular system -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
Heart
Heart -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
History
Juvenile Nonfiction
Science
Surgeons
Surgeons -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Surgery
Taussig, Helen B
Taussig, Helen B. -- (Helen Brooke), -- 1898-1986 -- Juvenile literature
Thomas, Vivien
Thomas, Vivien, -- 1910-1985 -- Juvenile literature
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ISBN:
9780547821887
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Lexile measure:
1170L
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"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 Book
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Electronic books
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Thomas, Vivien, -- 1910-1985 -- Juvenile literature
Cardiovascular system -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
Heart -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature
Surgeons -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Breakthrough! How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever
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Breakthrough! : how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever [electronic resource] / Jim Murphy
Breakthrough! How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever
Breakthrough! How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever
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Breakthrough!
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How Three People Saved "Blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever
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Cardiovascular system
Electronic books
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History
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Science
Surgeons
Surgery
Taussig, Helen B
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Heart
History
Juvenile Nonfiction
Science
Surgeons
Surgery
Taussig, Helen B
Thomas, Vivien
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