Fighting for Your Life
A Paramedic's Story
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Narrated by:
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Emma Carter
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By:
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Lysa Walder
About this listen
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 UKExcellent
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There was a side to the story that seemed a little patronising towards to the public and I didn’t appreciate the labelling of someone the patients “the fat one” for example. I’m not sure there was any need to describe someone like that even if they were in the wrong.
Easy listening and insightful
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Great story
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A very true reality of life in the emergency sevices
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Excellent read
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