Paramedic
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Paramedic by Peter Canning
In this unforgettable, dramatic account of one man's experience as an EMT, Peter Canning relives the nerve-racking seconds that can mean the difference between a patient's death and survival, as Canning struggles to make the right call, dispense the right medication, or keep a patient's heart beating long enough to reach the hospital. As Canning tells his graphic, gripping war stories--of the lives he saved and lost; of the fear, the nightmares, and the constant adrenaline-pumping thrill of action--we come away with an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a hero.In Hartford, Connecticut, Peter Canning works as a full-time paramedic. Canning left his desk position in 1991 to become a paramedic on the city streets, a tale detailed in his first book, Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine. A former speechwriter for Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker and top health aide whose responsibilities included directing the emergency medical services system, Canning left his desk job in 1991 to become a paramedic on the city streets, a journey chronicled in his first book, Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine He attended the Iowa Writers Workshop and graduated with honors.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780804116145 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804116148 |
| Title | Paramedic |
| Author | Peter Canning |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1998-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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