Rescue 471
A Paramedic's Stories
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Specialties, Emergency Medicine, Biography & Memoir, Reference
| Author: | Peter Canning | ISBN: | 9780307788214 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | March 23, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Canning |
| ISBN: | 9780307788214 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | March 23, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
