Breakthrough! : how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever
(Book)
Author
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, [2015].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780547821832 (hardback), 0547821832 (hardback)
Physical Desc
xiii, 129 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1170L
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 617.023 MUR | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 617.0232 MUR | Available |
Butler Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 617.02 MUR | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Juvenile Nonfiction | J 610.92 MUR | Available |
Denville Library - Teen/YA Nonfiction | TEEN 617.02 MUR | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Blalock, Alfred, -- 1899-1964 -- Juvenile literature.
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.
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.
More Details
Published
Boston : Clarion Books, [2015].
Language
English
ISBN
9780547821832 (hardback), 0547821832 (hardback)
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Level 8.3, 3 Points
Lexile measure
1170
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"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.
Description
"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.
Target Audience
Age 9-12.
Target Audience
Middle School.
Target Audience
1170,Lexile
Target Audience
1170L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,8.3,3,178900
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murphy, J. (2015). Breakthrough!: how three people saved "blue babies" and changed medicine forever . Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022. 2015. Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever. Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022. Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever Clarion Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murphy, Jim. Breakthrough!: How Three People Saved "blue Babies" and Changed Medicine Forever Clarion Books, 2015.
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