Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #149507 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-04
• Released on: 2000-04-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780804118828
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"THE STREET IS THE TOUGHEST PLACE TO WORK. . . . IT IS TRULY MEDICINE IN THE RAW--STABILIZE, LOAD, AND GO!"
--ECHO HERON
   Bestselling author of Intensive Care -- Review

Review
"THE STREET IS THE TOUGHEST PLACE TO WORK. . . . IT IS TRULY MEDICINE IN THE RAW--STABILIZE, LOAD, AND GO!"
--ECHO HERON
   Bestselling author of Intensive Care

From the Inside Flap
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.

Customer Reviews

superior attitude superior state of mind
I thought PARAMEDIC was very good, but this book truly surpasses it, Canning develops a true wrting style that is hillarious at times, sad at others, but intense all the way through, if this is Cannings last book, then its a hell of a great note to end on. What really sets it apart from his last work is that it offers a more complete picture of the inner life of a medic rather than a selection of memorable snapshots of performance. exceptional.

Very true to the real thing
Peter Canning does an excellent job of making people understand the everyday life of EMTs. In being an EMT myself, I found myself glued to the book, reading of his experiences that are similar to the ones I've experienced. His writing style is awesome, as he defines each term and medicine, makes each call as gripping as the real thing, and tells of the struggles we, as EMTs, go through. Read Paramedic: On The Front Lines of Medicine, also by Canning. Both books are very exciting; Rescue 471 is really a sequel to Paramedic. Everyone should read this book to gain an understanding of how Emergency Medical Services work.

Great EMT-Paramedic Stories
This books lets the reader see through the eyes of a paramedic. Peter Canning shares with us his feelings, his frustrations, his joys, and his love of his profession. As you progress through the book you start to see his feelings towards his patients and how he slowly starts to "burnout" from all the BS calls, needless deaths, and people who no longer care about society. Then he tells us his joys of passing a legacy of his mentors to his own student, an honor I would like to do someday. As an EMT, I have only seen 1% of the things Mr. Canning writes about but I feel the same emotions he felt when I encountered the same patients. There are also some EMS slang terms that I thought was really funny, like "peanut butter balls." Only EMS people know what that stands for.