A Thousand Naked Strangers : A Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back (Paperback)

from susandennis

I enjoyed peeking into the world of EMT's and Paramedic's but there was way too much navel gazing in this for my taste. Maybe that's the standard for this line of work but it does not make for interesting reading.

from arubabookwoman

This is a memoir of the author's life as an EMT/paramedic (They are different--an EMT requires 8 months of training; a paramedic requires 18 additional months of training for certification). He discusses how he chose this profession, the training required, and his initial job as an EMT for a priv...

from knightlight777

A catchy title and a so so account of what it is like to be an EMT and Paramedic on the mean streets of Atlanta. Kevin Hazzard gives a pretty fair narrative on the trials and tribulations of the unusually demanding job. Not for the weak of stomach. I have forgotten exactly now how he made the car...

from Iambookish

2.5I guess I was expecting more humor from a book with this title and it was a different sort of book than I wanted to read.

from sj1335

What a change for Mr. Hazzard. He was a journalist who after 9/11 decided to go to EMT school. It seemed the intensive training he received was almost impossible to grasp. It was like you learn while on the job and that he did. He was in Atlanta, GA in some high crime areas, where they should hav...