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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.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I couldn't put this book down. What a fascinating insight into the paramedic world. Some of the stories are heartbreaking whilst others are very humorous indeed but all compelled me to keep turning each page to discover what was coming next. Being someone who has had their life saved by paramedics and other emergency services, it was truly intriguing to discover what goes on behind the scenes in the lives of these most amazing of people. Highly recommended!!
If you enjoy true life tales about the emergency services, I would urge you to read Police, Crime & 999: The True Story of a Front Line Officer.
If you enjoy true life tales about the emergency services, I would urge you to read Police, Crime & 999: The True Story of a Front Line Officer.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am fascinated by this type of book - people who are doing such worthwhile work. This one is very good, caring, even with their 'frequent fliers'! It must be very frustrating for them; they rarely get the chance to find out what happens to their patients. Ithink they should know how grateful the rest of us are that they are there. Heroes, every one!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I loved this book. It was interesting, at times funny, at other times very sad. I did actually cry at some of what I read, and it makes you realise just how amazing the paramedics have to be, to be able to do what they do, day in and day out. I loved the humour in this book, you can tell the author is a genuinely lovely person and uses humour to get them through some of the tougher aspects of their job. Thoroughly recommend this book to people who like real-life stories and autobiographies.
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fantastic!!
I still can't put this book down. Such an interesting insight, so excited to become a paramedic now :) thanks lysa! :) X
Published 4 days ago by kirsty
if I could give more than 5 stars I would
despite the stories often being about people ill or injured, as you would expect, these stories were told with humour and senstivity, a very hard job, a very good book.
Published 9 days ago by too young for a book club?
Not for the faint hearted
This book is very well written using direct and concise language. The descriptions are very vivid and Lysa Walder makes you feel as though you are right there in the middle of the... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Daniel Kenyon
Truly inspirational!
This book is well written, funny and easy to read.
I like it so much that I was sad when I finished reading! I want more pages! Read more
I like it so much that I was sad when I finished reading! I want more pages! Read more
Published 1 month ago by P. Currie
Fantastic!
Loved this book and couldn't put it down! Read it in 2 evenings and was gutted when I checked Amazon for a part 2 and there wasn't one!! Another book please Lysa!
Published 1 month ago by Sam
Rapid response:true stories of my life as a Paramedic
Not bad as i recall but nothing out of the ordenary sticks in my mind but the job Paramedics do is fantastic.
Published 1 month ago by smithy18
Inspirational to Budding paramedics and the public
Having wanted to be a paramedic from the very young age I found this book appealing to me.
Written by a frontline paramedic Lysa Walder who works for the London... Read more
Written by a frontline paramedic Lysa Walder who works for the London... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Robtyler
A must for a budding paramedic!!
This is an absolutely must read!! Lysa shows her ability to care and empathise with patients through the moorish words she writes. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jacko with a sacko
Great read, thoroughly enjoyed.
I have read a few of these types of books from different authors and feel this is one of the best. Rather then some others which feel like a collection of blogs this felt... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul Lambert
Easy reading
This was easy to read, I could put it down and pick it up days later and would not loose the thread, because every chapter told a differnet story. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Anne Mc
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