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When Minutes Matter is a collection of essays written by emergency care workers across the globe, including:  Katrina Starmer, an emergency physician at Cairns Hospital and a member of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, who details her experience in saving a man’s life after he was attacked by a crocodile in remote Queensland. Evan O’Neill, a doctor who has worked extensively with Médecins Sans Frontières, and shares his recent experience working in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Nada Hassan Ahmed Abdelrahman, an acute care physician and a pioneer in the field of emergency medicine in Sudan, speaks about the challenges that African-Sudanese women face and the way Sudanese cultural can impact their healthcare and treatment. Harendra Cooray, an emergency physician based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, who recounts his experiences working through the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Aloima Taulfilo, who is the first doctor from Tuvalu to undertake specialist training in emergency medicine. Ankur Verma, a senior consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Max Super Specialty Hospital in Patpargani, New Delhi, who tells us about his experiences of working through the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in India in 2021. Meg McKeown, who completed her post-graduate training with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) in Antarctica and rural Australia.

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