Lights and Sirens by Kevin Grange
A true account of going through UCLA's famed Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program-and practicing emergency medicine on the streets of Los Angeles.Nine months of tying tourniquets and pushing new medications, of IVs, chest compressions, and defibrillator shocks-that was Kevin Grange's initiation into emergency medicine when, at age thirty-six, he enrolled in the "Harvard of paramedic schools"- UCLA's Daniel Freeman Paramedic Program, long considered one of the best and most intense paramedic training programs in the world.
Few jobs can match the stress, trauma, and drama that a paramedic calls a typical day at the office, and few educational settings can match the pressure and competitiveness of paramedic school. Blending months of classroom instruction with ER rotations and a grueling field internship with the Los Angeles Fire Department, UCLA's paramedic program is like a mix of boot camp and med school. It would turn out to be the hardest thing Grange had ever done-but also the most transformational and inspiring.
An in-depth look at the trials and tragedies that paramedic students experience daily, Lights and Sirens is ultimately about the best part of humanity-people working together to help save a human life.
Kevin Grange is a freelance writer who has contributed to publications such as Backpacker Magazine, National Parks Magazine, and the Orange County Register. He has visited Bhutan four times and completed the Snowman Trek three times, once as a guide and twice as a participant. He was born in New Hampshire and now resides in California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780425275238 |
| ISBN 10 | 042527523X |
| Title | Lights and Sirens |
| Author | Kevin Grange |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2015-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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