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Fighting for Your Life

A Paramedic's Story

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Fighting for Your Life

By: Lysa Walder
Narrated by: Emma Carter
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A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang-raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding train at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.

Few people can imagine living in a world where such situations are part of everyday life. Yet for veteran paramedic Lysa Walder, these and thousands of other emergency call outs are part of a day's work: scenes of tragedy, heroism, loss and horror - but also stories of triumph and humour.

Lysa has been a paramedic for over 20 years, working for the London Ambulance service - the world's biggest and busiest free service - for much of that time. Here, she reveals what it's really like to work in a job that brings paramedic teams face-to-face with death - and destiny - every day.

©2011 Lysa Walder and Jackie Hyams (P)2020 Bonnier Books UK Emergency & Critical Care Medical Medicine & Health Care Industry Professionals & Academics Inspiring Witty Thought-Provoking Funny

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Being an emergency worker myself, it was very interesting to hear similar stories and accounts that I have experienced within my work. It was very well scripted and narrated with some very funny anecdotes.

Fabulous Read

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I enjoyed the variety of patient backgrounds and the absurdity of the situations of some of the patients.

Entertaining stories

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A good in-depth look at a career in the ambulance service. the stories are so well read and written that you can feel like you are there

Such good stories very well described

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Fascinating memoir of daily life within the ambulance service. Very much enjoyed listening to this.

Excellent

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Really enjoyed listening to all the varied stories. Very interesting. Easy listening with clear narration.

Great!

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A well written & narrated book on the reality of dealing with members of the public. As A retired member of the emergency services myself, I can relate to so many of the scenarios, which the vast majority of people would struggle to believe, actually happens. Enjoyable and well worth a listen, in easy, bite size chapters. I would definitely recommend it.

A very true reality of life in the emergency sevices

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An amazing view into the life of emergency medical services in the UK and the kind of situations that staff face. It’s funny, sad and thought provoking.

Interesting and exciting

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Inspiring stuff, makes me determined than ever to train as a paramedic, thank you so much for this fantastic book

Great story

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Listened to this in two stints. Thoroughly enjoyed it and was in awe of the author having been through so much. Welled up often and also highly entertained.

Enthralling

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Loved it, I really liked the narrator - the lady came across as a good match to the writer.
The stories of experience were varied, interesting and sometimes even shocking.
Heartwarming in places and educational.
Thank you Lysa.

I had to find reasons to drive

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