Rescue 471

A Paramedic's Stories

Peter Canning, Copyright Paperback Collection

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Random House Inc
04 April 2000

Biography; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Medical profession; Health systems & services; Accident & emergency medicine; Family & health

"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."

By: Peter Canning, Copyright Paperback Collection
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 173mm, Width: 107mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 176g
ISBN: 9780804118828
ISBN 10: 0804118825
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 04 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Canning is a full-time paramedic in Hartford, Connecticut. A former speechwriter to Governor Lowell Weicker of Connecticut and top health aide whose duties included overseeing the emergency medical services system, Canning left his desk job in 1991 to become a paramedic on the city streets, a story chronicled in his first book--Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop.

Reviews for Rescue 471: A Paramedic's Stories

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