Total Page : 352
Publisher : The Friday Project Limited
Publication Date : 2009 05 28
>> Good thing it was free
I guess I didn t read the reviews well enough This is not so much a story as a bunch of diary entries Not impressed He doesn t seem like he enjoys his job very much
>> An interesting look at the experiences of a London paramedic
Tom Reynolds a pseudonym is the writer of a blog about his experiences as a paramedic in London There are 212 entries that read like they were lifted from his blog perhaps given a little editing and some re arranging and then printed If you like the television show Cops than this format may be of particular interest to you
There are things to be gleaned from the book
You learn that a blanket is the most important tool in an ambulance
You learn that like on the show COPS alcohol creates a lot of trouble
You learn that Britain s NHS is seriously overburdened Reynolds discusses hospitals filled to capacity ambulance services that make people wait for over an hour not always but it does happen hospitals without basic supplies like pillows and blankets a boy with a history of collapsing waiting for weeks for an MRI scan I have had two on an emergency basis in the last 3 years for one I had to wait 15 minutes and for the other I had to wait 45 minutes
You also learn that some people are just nasty Here s a quote from Reynolds He is calling his dispatcher Control I need to return to station to clean out the back of our motor we ve just transported one of our local legends Is there any infection control policy for patients who are infested with insects
Erm
Gritty disconnected worth the read
>> Blood vomit sweat urine and tea
This is the sequel to Blood Sweat and Tea and both books are based on the blog Random Acts of Reality by a London based emergency medical technician EMT Tom Reynolds a pseudonym Tom has now revealed himself to be Brian Kellett Just as the first book this is a collection of Reynolds favourite posts from his blog
While it is obviously a book of blog postings it does hang together as a coherent collection and is very readable this second volume even more so than the first I could spend much longer reading his posts in this format than I could spend reading a screen for I think his writing has improved even more as his blog has continued Just as in the first book his posts show the real life events of life in the ambulance service warts and all
Recommended if you enjoy reading about real life events or want to learn more about working in the ambulance service
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