Review from Gutter Medicine: Twenty-Six Years as a Firefighter Paramedic →
It doesn’t have the funny turns of 1000 naked strangers but it is real, raw, and beautiful. I can imagine the end of my career but I hope it’s as full as Roger’s.
This was an amazing book. It felt like the book had a resolve and was coming to an end but that was just the beginning of the end. This is one of those books that will make you think “what would I do”. Many twist and turns. Excellent I will definitely be talking about this..
Overall a good story. It left me with a few unanswered questions and wanting to know more.
Good read esp for those familiar with EMS and fire experience. Interesting before protocols etc
I loved the flow of the book. The chapters are short and sweet. Easy to listen too and read. 10/10
Review from Gutter Medicine: Twenty-Six Years as a Firefighter Paramedic →
I started my EMS journey in 1997. I, too, was a baby medic in Orlando, so most of the calls and stations that you mention, I know personally. Even though the calls you ran were before I started working for the local 911 ambulance company, their legacy carried on. I worked alongside most of the..
This book is set back in the 70s, 80s and 90s so it has some stories that relate more to that generation. Still though it is spot on for what we deal with. I’ll be reading it again!
This book delivers all the expected things (stories about intense and interesting cases etc) but it also adds perspective and insights gained over an exhausting lifetime of experience. The idea that death is always potentially so close to all of us but we don’t see it or don’t think about it, that is an idea..
Review from Gutter Medicine: Twenty-Six Years as a Firefighter Paramedic →
Explained the feelings and the actual thoughts we think but don’t say out loud in the EMS world.
Started out slow but it turned into a good book. Pretty interesting how EMS started in the Fire Service.