46,000 patients per year. Fractures and knocked out joints, cut wounds and heart attacks. Overdoses and accidents. Doctors and nursing staff never know which patient the next ambulance will deliver. What doctors to call for help when they are taking a woman who was bitten on the chest by a dog? How can the fire service help a patient who has a metal sex toy stuck on his genitals? Why does the ambulance department have to play the role of a local sobering-up station once a year? This book was written by the deputy director of nursing and a writer who decided to immerse himself in the unfamiliar world of gurneys and electrodes. They shed light on the work of the emergency department and talk about the most striking cases from practice, as well as about changes in the work of the clinic at the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic. This book will open before you the chaotic world of those who come to the aid of those in trouble, and will tell you about the amazing fragility of the body and fortitude.