The er a year in the life relates both the joy and sadness that can be encountered while caring for patients and families in the emergency department the book condenses a 16 year practice of emergency medicine into a single year timeline similarities between the caregivers and the cared for are revealed in the telling stories within. The er book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers the er a year in the life relates both the joy and sadness that can be encountered. The er a year in the life relates both the joy and sadness that can be encountered while caring for patients and families in the emergency department the book condenses a 16 year practice of em. Dr vukmir has written over forty journal articles he is the author of five books including the mill university press of america 1999 lessons learned university press of america 2003 and the er a year in the life hamilton books 2005