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BooksParamedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine
Ballantine Books: 1997 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. --book jacket Canning's "book is both a personal story and a vivid portrait of his profession, one that despite its importance is often taken for granted. . . . PARAMEDIC deepened my appreciation for the work paramedics do." --The Washington Post "FAST-PACED . . . VIVID . . . EYE-OPENING." --The Hartford Courant Rescue 471: A Paramedic's Stories
Ballantine Books: 2000 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. -- book jacket "Canning captures with words what it is to be an EMT or a paramedic in one of America's cities....An excellent and enjoyable read." -- Journal of Emergency Medical Services Diamond In The Rough
A EMS novel. Mortal Men
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