Breakthrough!: how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever
(Book)
"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"--
"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"--
Cardiovascular system -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature.
Heart -- Surgery -- Juvenile literature.
Surgeons -- Maryland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Taussig, Helen B. -- (Helen Brooke), -- 1898-1986 -- Juvenile literature.
Thomas, Vivien, -- 1910-1985 -- Juvenile literature.
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Notes
Murphy, J. (2015). Breakthrough!: how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever. Boston, Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Murphy, Jim, 1947-. 2015. Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever. Boston, Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Murphy, Jim, 1947-, Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever. Boston, Clarion Books, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Murphy, Jim. Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever. Boston, Clarion Books, 2015.
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