Emergency Admissions - Memoirs of an Ambulance Driver

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 who''s fainted, frightened he was allergic to his cheese and onion sandwich ... It''s 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 hasn''t looked back. This is his report from the front line: 999 calls that hurtle him to the critical moment in other peoples'' lives.

Product details

• Authors: Kit Wharton, Wharton Kit
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 22.03.2018
• EAN: 9780008188634
• ISBN: 978-0-00-818863-4
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Novel-like biographies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, HUMOR / Topic / Business & Professional, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Trauma and shock, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, patient safety, Critical care surgery, Medical Sociology, Ambulance & rescue services, Ambulance and rescue services, Accident & emergency nursing, Autobiography: adventurers & explorers, First Aid & Paramedical Services, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (inc Patients)