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Life Changing Paramedic Stories

Author : Dion Siluch
Publisher : Dion Siluch
ISBN 13 : 0995976414
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (959 download)

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Download or read book Life Changing Paramedic Stories written by Dion Siluch and published by Dion Siluch. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what it’s like to save a life? The most interesting part about being a paramedic is the audience you attract. The stories that I typically share will make people cry, laugh, get inspired, get angry, feel sick, feel loved and educate. Sometimes all at the same time! There’s a rule with emergency responders that is universal. We are seriously messed up! We’ve seen it all… From paranoid schizophrenic psychopaths driving 140km/hr into a rock wall to a life changing incident that will make a grown man cry, our range of stories are endless. I’ve always heard the quote ‘hell is paved with good intentions’ but I didn’t really understand it until working with the ambulance. The more I experienced, the more I learned, and the more I learned, the more I understood how insane our world is. I’m happy to say this book has inspired people to take a deeper look into what really matters. How life can so quickly be taken away and the appreciation for the simple things in life can bring long lasting joy. So please enjoy as I share the 12 most amazing stories that will change your life.

Seventy Two Hours

Author : Steve Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781520398587
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Seventy Two Hours written by Steve Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One person's true account of life as a paramedic in the beginning days of paramedicine. This story reflects what life was like during the time when paramedics were in the beginning phases of the EMS world. It is a shocking real view of the daily events in the life of a paramedic, and includes stories of emotional coping strategies used in the field of lifesaving; as well as graphic details of heartbreaking circumstances, anecdotal accounts of true events, and examples of the physical, emotional, and spiritual effects upon the individuals who choose to save the lives of strangers; during a time when there was no supporting awareness or agencies to deal with the horrible, life changing trauma experienced by the individuals who chose to do this heroic work; and the most overused statement from the governing populous was, "If you can't take it, quit." This is a story about those who didn't quit, but continued to give of themselves, against all odds. With very low pay, and no benefits, these individuals continued to save lives, during a time when no one even said, "Thank you."

En Route

Author : Steven Kelly Grayson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537770819
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book En Route written by Steven Kelly Grayson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steven "Kelly" Grayson has seen the best of us at our worst. When hearts stop working, when blood alcohol levels exceed limits we shouldn't contemplate, when bodies are extricated from car wrecks, he's been there to pick up the pieces, save our lives, and watch us slip away. En Route is an unflinching look at the heart of a paramedic and the profession that shaped him. Grayson's touching stories of life and death and the hilarious ones of times in between are here to give us an insight of what happens after we call 911, the ambulance doors close, or even what happens inside the ER when the nurse shows the family to the waiting room.

A Paramedic's Life

Author : Neal Lindley
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1645842274
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (458 download)

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Download or read book A Paramedic's Life written by Neal Lindley and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story follows the life of one paramedic as he is transformed from a wet behind the ears and new EMT to a knowledgeable and experienced paramedic. This story is an entertaining and informative look at the not-too-distant past. It provides nonmedical readers with a rare look at life in the streets while also serving as an educational tool for new EMTs and paramedics. This book is not for the faint of heart. The author shoots straight from the hip as he discusses some of his most memorable calls in raw detail. Sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, but always eye-opening.

999

Author : Lysa Walder
Publisher : Blake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781844546169
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book 999 written by Lysa Walder and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the inside story behind the screaming sirens and flashing blue lights of the emergency services and reveals what it's really like to work in a job that frequently brings paramedic teams face to face with death - and destiny.

Confessions of a Paramedic

Author : Sharon Holbert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781466442474
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Download or read book Confessions of a Paramedic written by Sharon Holbert and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-21 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Confessions of a Paramedic" is a roller coaster ride that takes the reader deep into the life of an EMT-Paramedic working in the rural southwest. This true story spans the author's exciting and dramatic thirty year career from volunteer EMT to professional Paramedic. The author captures the imagination of the trained professional as well as the non-medical reader. It's far more than a collection of interesting 911 calls. The author paints a picture in vivid detail, telling the patient's story as well as the impact on her own personal life. She tells of the excitement, danger, humor and the drama of life and death situations. She candidly shares her triumphs and failures. Her powerful stories are intense. They tell the story of real people and true events. This book has a personal aspect when she writes about juggling the duties of a wife, mother and her career. She speaks of the stress, responsibility and the challenge of holding someone's life in her hands. She weaves the story of unforgettable events and patients she can't forget.Experience Holbert's personal challenge when she arrived alone as a first responder to a motor vehicle accident and found one of three patients to be her own seriously injured husband. Travel with her to the remote four corners area as she tells of being stranded in an ambulance during a snowstorm with a dying patient. Stand beside her in the middle of a debris covered rural highway were a pickup had just rolled only minutes before and threw eleven people to the four winds. The four adults, five children (none over six years old) and two tiny babies lay scattered on the highway seriously injured. The carnage was unbelievable as she stood there, alone, the only EMT. As Rescue Chief for a rural fire department, she was crossed trained in firefighting. The author brings to life the excitement of fighting a fire, witnessing flashover and pulling a man from a burning trailer. She tells of how it feels to be Incident Command of a large fire. Share her personal hell as she ordered her husband into the burning building that contained flaming tires and smoldering five gallon propane tanks. If the 6,000 gallons of propane in the tanker truck and the thousand gallon propane tank engulfed in fire exploded half the town, the entire fire department, and she would die in a blaze of glory. Paramedic Holbert opens up the world of a paramedic providing 911 emergency service in the remote southwest where resources are limited, backup is only wishful thinking, and the job still has to be done. The term "Rural" takes on a different meaning when your service area covers 2,500 square miles and you are the only game in town.

In the Arms of a Stranger

Author : Dale J. Bingham
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595205925
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book In the Arms of a Stranger written by Dale J. Bingham and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the Arms of a Stranger" is Dale J Bingham's touching and moving account of his career as a paramedic. From his early years as a medic in Southern California, to his work as a Tulsa, Oklahoma paramedic, he gives an inside look at the rewards, the trials, and the heartaches that emergency workers face everyday. In between, he writes of his own struggles with a difficult career and of tragically losing his own mother to the very part of life he worked so hard to conquer. "In the Arms of a Stranger" will tug at the heartstrings of the reader and leave the reader with a greater appreciation for those emergency workers who struggle everyday to help those in need.

Rescue 471

Author : Peter Canning
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307788210
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Rescue 471 written by Peter Canning and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRUE LIFE-AND-DEATH DRAMA In taut, thrilling prose, Peter Canning has written a book that captures the rarely seen real world of emergency medicine. A seasoned paramedic who fights under enormous pressure to save lives, Canning trains new paramedics for the rigors of a nonstop, action-packed battle. From a four-month-old baby who has stopped breathing to a sixty-seven-year-old woman with a strange abdominal mass that threatens to explode--these are gripping true stories from the "ER on the streets." An exciting, often moving account, Canning tells a powerful story of camaraderie, selflessness, and courage as paramedics try to stand tall and human through both defeat and victory.

Paramedic

Author : Paul D. Shapiro
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 9780553293838
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (938 download)

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Download or read book Paramedic written by Paul D. Shapiro and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1991 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Takes you behind the wheel, into the streets, and onto the front lines of emergency medicine"--Cover.

American Sirens

Author : Kevin Hazzard
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0306926083
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book American Sirens written by Kevin Hazzard and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world Until the 1970s, if you suffered a medical crisis, your chances of survival were minimal. A 9-1-1 call might bring police or even the local funeral home. But that all changed with Freedom House EMS in Pittsburgh, a group of Black men who became America’s first paramedics and set the gold standard for emergency medicine around the world, only to have their story and their legacy erased—until now. In American Sirens, acclaimed journalist and paramedic Kevin Hazzard tells the dramatic story of how a group of young, undereducated Black men forged a new frontier of healthcare. He follows a rich cast of characters that includes John Moon, an orphan who found his calling as a paramedic; Peter Safar, the Nobel Prize-nominated physician who invented CPR and realized his vision for a trained ambulance service; and Nancy Caroline, the idealistic young doctor who turned a scrappy team into an international leader. At every turn, Freedom House battled racism—from the community, the police, and the government. Their job was grueling, the rules made up as they went along, their mandate nearly impossible—and yet despite the long odds and fierce opposition, they succeeded spectacularly. Never-before revealed in full, this is a rich and troubling hidden history of the Black origins of America’s paramedics, a special band of dedicated essential workers, who stand ready to serve day and night on the line between life and death for every one of us.

Fighting for Your Life

Author : Lysa Walder
Publisher : John Blake
ISBN 13 : 9781789462043
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Fighting for Your Life written by Lysa Walder and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang-raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding train at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Few people can imagine living in a world where such situations are part of everyday life. Yet for veteran paramedic Lysa Walder, these and thousands of other emergency call outs are part of a day's work: scenes of tragedy, heroism loss and horror - but also stories of triumph and humour. Lysa has been a paramedic for over twenty years, working for the London Ambulance service - the world's biggest and busiest free service - for much of that time. Here, she reveals what it's really like to work in a job that brings paramedic teams face-to-face with death - and destiny - every day.

Life Death Or Somewhere In-between

Author : Patrick Ramsey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781482703559
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Life Death Or Somewhere In-between written by Patrick Ramsey and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Life, Death, Or Somewhere In Between - True Paramedic Stories" This book is compiled of short stories, all of them true. This book will take you through some of the more interesting calls as described in first person by twenty year veteran paramedic, Patrick Ramsey. Some of these stories have tragic endings, while others are funny or heartwarming. Some are about life, a few are about death, while others are "somewhere in between" as we all find ourselves to be at times. These stories are written with the reader in mind hoping of bringing you right into the middle of the "action" of each story.

More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie

Author : Sherry Lynn Jones
Publisher : Modern History Press
ISBN 13 : 1615995536
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book More Confessions of a Trauma Junkie written by Sherry Lynn Jones and published by Modern History Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More True Stories from EMS and the ER More Confessions shares the raw and honest feelings of emergency service professionals through true 'story behind the story' revelations. Disclosing experiences from both sides of the gurney, Sherry and other EMS, ER, paramilitary, and firefighter responders walk you along their fragile line of sanity. Using humor as a life raft during perfect storms, workers reflect upon how they endure and survive personal and professional tragedy while trying not to care too much, and what happens when they fail in that attempt. A graduate student in psychology, Sherry is a paramedic, trauma nurse, and crisis interventionist who led a national paramilitary crisis response team and continues conducting crisis management training throughout the U.S. Emergency Service Professionals Praise More Confessions "Once again, Sherry brings to life the overlooked or, too often, over-hyped world of the emergency services for all to experience. She does so with a vitality and spirit that makes her prose almost poetic. If you want to glimpse the amazing world of EMS from 'behind the curtain, ' More Confessions is for you. Highest recommendations." --Rev. Don Brown, B.A., M.Div., Flight Paramedic (retired), Chaplain, Lt. Col., CAP (retired); Pastor, First United Methodist Church, Grand Saline, TX "More Confessions will take you to the edge of first responder insanity with honesty and integrity. Sherry has once again opened our world to the reader by cleverly describing the unbelievable experiences that we have every day. This book is the real deal!" --Peter Volkmann, MSW, EMT, Chief-Stockport NY Police Department. "Through the venue of real and personable human experience stories, Sherry's More Confessions is a powerfully written sequel that provides key insights into the need for those who work in emergency and disaster response, as well as their families, to actively and purposely recognize and consistently address their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. All who read this book will be touched deeply in some way." --Harvey J. Burnett, Jr., PhD, LP, President, Michigan Crisis Response Association Sergeant, Buchanan Police Department Assistant Professor of Psychology, Behavioral Sciences Dept., Andrews University From the Reflections of America Series at Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com Medical: Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services

My Life and My Stories

Author : Richard H. Stilp
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664155414
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book My Life and My Stories written by Richard H. Stilp and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every firefighter who has served a career in a professional department has stories. These stories are personal to me. The first 12 are those stories that changed me. They have forever affected me emotionally. Some were successful rescues while others were failure, all left a lasting impression. There are many more than just these 12 but these come to mind quickly and have the ability to leave me emotionally drained as I remember them detail by detail. The next eight incidents are those that were fun, funny, or had an important lesson learned. These are incident that I chose not to forget. All should give you a window into the life of a dedicated firefighter, paramedic, and ER nurse. These stories are not in a chronological order as they were written in the order that they came to mind. Some involved my response as a firefighter, while others occurred while I served as a lieutenant or a chief officer. They are not made up or embellished. These are “My Stories”.

A Life on the Line

Author : Darren Hodge
Publisher : Kerr Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0958128367
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (581 download)

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Download or read book A Life on the Line written by Darren Hodge and published by Kerr Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the author was a kid, a big white sleek ambulance squatted like a lion in the driveway next door, always ready to go, and sometimes it did, roaring down the street. Today he is a MICA Flight Paramedic with decades of varied experience in 'a life of extremes' in an Australian ambulance service. He does shifts at base on-call, and teaches another generation of paramedics now. Loves his job. A list of well-known events that includes Victoria's Black Saturday Fires and the 2005 Bali Bombing - he was trying to get married when that call came in - mark two dark extremes. Technical matters - trauma treatment decisions, and the limits of aviation, for example - are explained. And this book includes the little things like the time the supermarket aisle was alive with the sound of music from an ex-patient's kid's lips: 'Thanks for looking after Daddy.' Darren couldn't have put it better himself, and it made his heart sing. This book tells what is like to be Darren Hodge on the end of a line, what it is like to be a paramedic. Open, honest reports, warts and all, this memoir is an unflinching account of how it feels, say, to pluck people from imminent death. And there are some laughs on the way...

My Ambulance Education

Author : Joseph F. Clark
Publisher : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 : 177088002X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book My Ambulance Education written by Joseph F. Clark and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brutally honest story of an emergency medical technician. At 18, Joseph Clark started working as an ambulance attendant to pay his way through college. For the next seven years he worked New York City's most dangerous neighborhoods as an emergency medical technician (EMT), dealing with the medical emergencies from drug overdoses, gang fights, car crashes and worse, all while juggling schoolwork and a personal life. His stories are a graphic portrayal of the life of an ambulance EMT. From dealing with a body that is frozen solid and trapped under a front porch to climbing into the burned-out wreck of a car to treat the seriously injured driver, Clark's stories are horrifying, poignant, touching and often filled with the dark humor that is so characteristic of the people who work under extreme stress. My Ambulance Education is a testament to the medical first responders who scramble to provide the on-the-spot care so vital to the survival of victims. EMTs struggle daily (and nightly) with emotional strain, sleep deprivation and, inevitably, burnout.

Fighting For Your Life

Author : Lysa Walder
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1843582341
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book Fighting For Your Life written by Lysa Walder and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the fascinating real life stories of heartbreak and hope, direct from the frontline. A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding to death from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding train at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Few people can imagine living in a world where such situations are part of everyday life. Yet for London Ambulance Paramedic Lysa Walder, these and thousands of other emergency call outs are part of a day's work: scenes of tragedy, loss and horror -- but also stories of triumph and humour, and all the results of an urgent 999 call to the biggest and busiest free ambulance service in the world. Lysa has been an A&E nurse and paramedic for over 15 years. Here, she tells the inside story behind the screaming sirens and flashing blue lights of the emergency services and reveals what it's really like to work in a job that frequently brings paramedic teams face-to-face with death -- and destiny.