04660cam a2200925 4500 1466803119 TxAuBib 20240725120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781501110870 150111087X B00UDCI1T2 Amazon 86e0a456-ab07-48ea-abe3-b4f4613b010e OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2147710 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hazzard, Kevin. A Thousand Naked Strangers [e-iNC eBook] : A Paramedic's Ten-Year Journey to the Edge and Back. Scribner, 2016. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1129kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 3129kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. a thousand naked strangers. first responder burnout. narrative nonfiction. future doctor gifts. first responders. gonzo journalism. adult nonfiction. gifts for nurses. First Responder. humorous books. gift for nurse. first response. rn nurse gifts. ems world expo. grady hospital. medical books. Inspirational. nursing gifts. Motivational. True stories. nurses gifts. doctor gifts. Social Work. health care. funny books. humor books. nurse gifts. doctor gift. Coronavirus. Paramedics. Healthcare. true story. nurse gift. true life. Ambulance. Mortality. paramedic. emergency. emt books. pandemic. Medicine. burnout. Atlanta. Medical. ethics. memoir. covid. EMTs. emt. HTML:<b>A former paramedic's "thrilling, captivating" (<i>Booklist</i>), and mordantly funny account of a decade spent as a first responder in Atlanta saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe.</b><br /> In the aftermath of 9/11 Kevin Hazzard felt that something was missing from his life—his days were too safe, too routine. A failed salesman turned local reporter, he wanted to test himself, see how he might respond to pressure and danger. He signed up for emergency medical training and became, at age twenty-six, a newly minted EMT running calls in the worst sections of Atlanta. His life entered a different realm—one of blood, violence, and amazing grace.<br /> <br /> Thoroughly intimidated at first and frequently terrified, he experienced on a nightly basis the adrenaline rush of walking into chaos. But in his downtime, Kevin reflected on how people's facades drop away when catastrophe strikes. As his hours on the job piled up, he realized he was beginning to see into the truth of things. There is no pretense five beats into a chest compression, or in an alley next to a crack den, or on a dimly lit highway where cars have collided. Eventually, what had at first seemed impossible happened: Kevin acquired mastery. And in the process he was able to discern the professional differences between his freewheeling peers, what marked each—as he termed them—as "a tourist," "true believer," or "killer."<br /> <br /> Combining indelible scenes that remind us of life's fragile beauty with laugh-out-loud moments that keep us smiling through the worst, <i>A Thousand Naked Strangers</i> is an absorbing read about one man's journey of self-discovery—a trip that also teaches us about ourselves. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Sociology. Medical. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-07-25 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86e0a456-ab07-48ea-abe3-b4f4613b010e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86e0a456-ab07-48ea-abe3-b4f4613b010e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=86e0a456-ab07-48ea-abe3-b4f4613b010e&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)