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999
- My Life on the Frontline of the Ambulance Service
- Narrated by: Mark Hadfield
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Summary
Dan Farnworth brings vividly to life his astonishing experiences as a medic working on the frontline of the UK Ambulance Service. When the 999 call goes out, he has little idea what he will find - and how he will cope with the challenges he faces when he gets there.
Having worked in the emergency services for more than 15 years, Dan Farnworth has seen it all. There was the time he was called to take away a dead body - only for the 'corpse' to jolt back into life and demand to know what he was doing in her house. Earlier in his career, he unwittingly disturbed a crime scene as he shared the sad news of the victim's death with her son. Along with the 18,000 other paramedics in the UK who serve us day and night, Dan constantly finds himself pushed into extraordinary circumstances where he has to deal with not only those he has been sent to help but also their worried families and friends - and even with irate drivers who object to his ambulance getting in their way as he desperately works to save someone's life.
There is a special camaraderie among paramedics, and 999 - Life on the Frontline is packed with stories that are sometimes sad, occasionally hilarious, often moving but always inspirational. However, the work also takes its emotional toll, and Dan won an ITV NHS Heroes Award after setting up the Our Blue Light Campaign that helps those in his profession suffering from PTSD - something that struck him after a truly shocking event. His story will make you see our ambulance service in a completely new way.
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- MR SAMUEL B KIDD
- 07-02-23
wow
it makes for incredibly hard listening, and not just the medical situations that they face.
highly recommended. we as a society have to look after these people!
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- christine
- 20-03-21
Excellent listen
On all levels this audio book is fantastic in my opinion. Just the right amount of detail, amusing at times and so sad at times but so well written and narrated. I wish there was another volume. If ever I need an ambulance I would like them to be just like Dan.
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- emma
- 18-09-20
A good listen
A necessary insight into the life of an ambulance worker. It gave me a better understanding of the things they come up against at work.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-04-20
Thought provoking
Really enjoyed this book and the way Dan talks so openly about mental health issues. He has done so much about mental health which is still such a taboo, particularly in the work place. A very interesting and emotive read
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- JME
- 15-08-21
Our 999 people are amazing.
Having been a wearer of the blue uniform for many years and many interactions with our oppos wearing the green one, this book wasn't going to be a huge surprise to me....... or so I thought, it was.
You guys are AMAZING
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-09-21
great book great read
truly amazing book to listen to especially as I am in the start of my ambulance service career
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- Jack Harrison
- 19-02-23
ANGELS OF THE NIGHT.
First of all, I'm happy to recommend this audiobook; and I have needed their skills myself more than once.
I think the best way I can review this, and the wonderful work they do, is to add my latest poem,
ANGELS OF THE NIGHT.
It's well gone 10.30, with the pubs in full swing;
our 'Paramed Angels', wonder what the shift will bring.
The calls are so many, the place has gone wild;
with blood from a stab woumd; or a mew-born child.
Like a cry in the night, the siren calls;
responding to pleas, as the life sign falls.
"Keep clear, and make way
our Parameds are on the way".
With their blues and twos, amd dressed all in green;
their race to save lives, is so often seen.
Battling through traffic, they move beween lanes;
their race to the patient, who's wrapped up in pain.
Through back streets or motorway, the mercy dash goes on;
with a Police car for escort, we view the commotion.
The drunks and the phone geeks, they get in the way;
just move to the left there, it might be for you some dsy.
With the race nearly over, and the hospital in sight
let's say a well done, for our 'Angels of the Night'.
BY JACK D. HARRISON.
31-JANUARY-2023.
My only question, refers to the valuable time they lose, when having to await Police escort. What kind of sick individuals attack these or other blue-light service responding to emergency call-outs?
Jack.
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- rebeccaburling79
- 07-05-20
Incredible and inspiring
Incredible book. Huge, huge respect and admiration for anyone working for the ambulance service.An overall great read.
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- jen hulse
- 28-07-20
Spectacular, funny at times and raw
I listened to this audiobook none stop until I finished it. The stories he tells are so raw and real, others humorous and told in such a human authentic way ! Dan is an inspiration to any healthcare professional or any one who has struggled mental ill health in the workplace. This book is not only a brilliant insight into the ambulance service , it challenges the stigma surrounding mental health and illness and teaches you to look out for yourself and others!
I feel genuinely inspired
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- Rachael
- 09-02-24
A fascinating insight into the ambulance service
This was a really well told and delivered book. The author has done a wonderful job of explaining the complexities of the job and the resulting toll it takes. Well worth a read
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