Paramedic on the front lines of medicine kindle edition by canning peter download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting while reading paramedic on the front lines of medicine. Paramedic on the front lines of medicine by peter canning 411 rating details 409 ratings 37 reviews in this unforgettable dramatic account of one mans experience as an emt peter canning relives the nerve racking seconds that can mean the difference between a patients death and survival as canning struggles to make the right . Written by veteran paramedic peter canning author of the acclaimed paramedic on the front lines of medicine and rescue 471 a paramedics stories mortal men provides a rare view into the real life world of street medicine and into the lives of the men and women who fight its battles. They live for the action for the saves for the streets for each other in a first person narrative this book tells the authentic american story of one mans experience as an emt and the dedication it takes to save lives the author shocked his family and friends when he gave up a successful career as a speechwriter for the governor of connecticut to become a paramedic. Paramedic on the front lines of medicine by random house isbn 9780804116145 699 1449 sale price share with a friend overview this is cannings first book his introduction about this book this is about my first year on the job as a paramedic my struggle to make good the calls i did the scenes i witnessed and how i felt about