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Emergency Admissions: Memoirs of an Ambulance Driver [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x135 mm, kaal: 270 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 26-Sep-2017
  • Kirjastus: Fourth Estate Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0008244189
  • ISBN-13: 9780008244187
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x135 mm, kaal: 270 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 26-Sep-2017
  • Kirjastus: Fourth Estate Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 0008244189
  • ISBN-13: 9780008244187
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A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel.







Heart-stopping, eye-opening and jaw-dropping. Sometimes painful, sometimes sad, often very, very funny Craig Brown





An S&M party gone horribly wrong



A dead man locked in a car with a hungry bull terrier



A teenage girl with suspicious abdominal pains



And a man whos fainted, frightened he was allergic to his cheese and onion sandwich



Its just another day at work for Kit Wharton



After a childhood picked in alcohol and punctuated by parental fighting, stints in journalism and house removals, Kit Wharton joined the NHS ambulance service. He hasnt looked back. This is his report from the front line: 999 calls that hurtle him to the critical moment in other peoples lives.

Arvustused

An adrenaline-filled ride through the highs and lows of life on the NHS frontline Memorable and blackly humorous Express



Entertaining and eye-opening The Times

Disclaimer ix
1 Just Another Shift...
1(12)
2 Communication
13(18)
3 Frequent Flyers
31(10)
4 Emergency Admissions
41(8)
5 Fear
49(12)
6 Alcohol
61(6)
7 Arguments
67(10)
8 Children
77(8)
9 Mental Illness
85(10)
10 Unsafe Discharges
95(14)
11 Luck
109(10)
12 Road Traffic Collisions
119(18)
13 Sex
137(12)
14 Suicide
149(8)
15 Mistakes
157(10)
16 Heroes
167(4)
17 Timing
171(12)
18 Bodies
183(10)
19 Those Left Behind
193(10)
20 Pillars of the Community
203(6)
21 Wonderful People
209(6)
22 Children (Again)
215(6)
23 The Best Job in the World
221(6)
Acknowledgements 227
Kit Wharton grew up the son of two heavy drinking journalists. After university he followed them into the same profession and spent 10 years as a reporter. Realising this wasnt for him, he spent some time in removals and decorating until he hit upon the job that he loves. For the past 12 years he has worked for the emergency ambulance service. He lives with his partner, two children and a hamster