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INSIDE THE NYPD
On December 11, 2006 Francis V. Adams was sworn in as a Police Surgeon in the NYPD with the rank of Inspector. Dr. Adams, a pulmonologist, was motivated by his interest in the effects of 9/11 on the respiratory health of first responders and his desire to contribute to their care but was not entirely sure what his duties as a Police Surgeon would include. In OFFICER DOWN Dr. Adams recounts his experiences over a five-year period as he encounters both the physical and psychological injuries that members of the service suffer. Some of his tales involve a medical review of police men and women who are on sick leave and some involve the doctor’s more harrowing on site experiences, such as his arrival at Grand Central Station after a steam pipe exploded there in 2007. Adams already had over thirty years experience as a private practice pulmonologist when, at sixty years old, he joined the NYPD. His adjustment from a doctor used to being his own boss to one who had to adapt himself to the rigors of a military-like chain of command structure is as fascinating as his tales of the men and women he served. The medical unit of the NYPD was originally formed in the 1930’s with part-time doctors who managed the health care of the department’s members. Today there are thirty-one full-time physicians on staff and another three hundred “honorary” or volunteer physicians who also help out. Adams' personal experiences span the spectrum of human emotion from one officer who names his new pup after a dog he was forced to shoot as it had viciously attacked him while on duty to one policewoman he must lie to in order to encourage her to see that help might be possible for her psychological condition.
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Format: 6 x 9 Black & White Paperback, 80 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Jun 29, 2012)
ISBN10: 1432794922
ISBN13: 9781432794927
Genre: MEDICAL / General
Francis V. Adams is a pulmonologist in private practice in New York City. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York University and an Attending Physician at the NYU Langone Medical Center. Dr. Adams is the author of The Asthma Sourcebook (McGraw Hill) which is now in a 3rd edition, The Breathing Disorders Sourcebook (McGraw Hill) and Healing Through Empathy-An Expanded Edition (CreateSpace). Dr. Adams is a contributor to The LA Times and hosts Doctor Radio on Sirius/XM satellite radio weekly. He has been named as one of the best doctors in the city by New York Magazine and in Top Doctors: New York Metro Area by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. 
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