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Emergency Admissions

Memoirs of an Ambulance Driver

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A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel.

‘Heart-stopping, eye-opening and jaw-dropping. Sometimes painful, sometimes sad, often very, very funny’ Craig Brown

An S&M party gone horribly wrong

A dead man locked in a car with a hungry bull terrier

A teenage girl with suspicious abdominal pains

And a man who’s fainted, frightened he was allergic to his cheese and onion sandwich

… It’s just another day at work for Kit Wharton

After a childhood picked in alcohol and punctuated by parental fighting, stints in journalism and house removals, Kit Wharton joined the NHS ambulance service. He hasn’t looked back. This is his report from the front line: 999 calls that hurtle him to the critical moment in other peoples’ lives.

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Critic reviews

‘An adrenaline-filled ride through the highs and lows of life
on the NHS frontline … Memorable and blackly humorous’
Express

‘Entertaining and eye-opening’ The Times
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This book is an interesting compilation of some of the more bizarre ambulance tasks and it also shows how life as an ambulance technician and home can intertwine. The reflections about his childhood give a depth to the book. It produces many emotions from humour to sadness, from times of joy to times of pain. A memorable read

Interesting

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Great insight into the daily life, working for the emergency service at the same time learning about the author and his upbringing, thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Superb! Honest and compelling.

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I love true life. sometimes sad sometimes rude.love these series. as I am a retired nurse. have got special sence of humer.only medical people no. made me laugh out loud.please don't listen if you don't have some medical experience. To those people you might not understand it's our way of coping .

funny true life.

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A mixture of stories from the front line of the ambulance service and of an 'interesting' childhood. Enjoyed it and would like to read more about the writer's life. I found the wry tone of the narration a bit monotonous.

Engaging

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One of the best books I've listened to on Audible. In places laugh out loud hilarious and all through well written and performed, it's an amazing window on the sides of a job you don't see.

Excellent

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