Breakthrough!

Breakthrough!

by Murphy, Jim

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"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, Blalocks 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, Blal…

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  • Full title :Breakthrough! / Jim Murphy.

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"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, Blalocks 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"--Provided by publisher.

"The story of the landmark 1944 surgical procedure that repaired the heart of a child with blue baby syndrome--lack of blood oxygen caused by a congenital defect. The team that developed the procedure 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"--Provided by publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.

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  • Description:xiii, 129 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780547821832, 0547821832
  • oclc:on1001498973
  • Dewey Decimal:J 617.0232 Murphy

Subjects

Appareil cardiovasculaire -- Ouvrages p… Biographies Blalock, Alfred Cardiovascular system -- Juvenile liter… Cardiovascular system -- Surgery Chirurgiens -- Biographies -- Maryland Cœur -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse. -- C… Heart -- Juvenile literature. -- Surgery Heart -- Surgery Juvenile works Maryland Surgeons Surgeons -- Biography -- Maryland Taussig, Helen B., (Helen Brooke) Thomas, Vivien

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Murphy, Jim

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