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Apr 04, 2000 | ISBN 9780804118828 Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Mar 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780307788214 Buy
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Apr 04, 2000 | ISBN 9780804118828
Mar 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780307788214
TRUE LIFE-AND-DEATH DRAMAIn 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.
Peter Canning is a full-time paramedic in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition to his government jobs, he has worked as a cab driver, cook, meatpacker, telephone solicitor, book reviewer, and laborer. A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Canning is currently… More about Peter Canning
"THE STREET IS THE TOUGHEST PLACE TO WORK. . . . IT IS TRULY MEDICINE IN THE RAW–STABILIZE, LOAD, AND GO!"–ECHO HERON Bestselling author of Intensive Care
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