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People get into this work for "the juice", meaning the adrenaline rush, but they don't tell you about the other juices—the mud, blood, snot and grot.You Can’t Park There! is the first ever behind-the-scenes account of life onboard an air ambulance. Drug addicts, lorry crashes, open-heart surgery, stab wounds, headless chickens, mating llamas, and strip routines—it's all in a day's work for emergency doctor Tony Bleetman and his team. Whether they are landing in the middle of the M1 or at a maximum security jail, Tony and his crew Helimed 999 are the first on the scene in the most critical of emergencies. This gripping read will make you laugh, cry, and marvel at the wonders of life (and death) in equal measure.
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Ebury Press (June 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 009194726X
ISBN-13: 978-0091947262
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #5,901,820 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #98 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Transportation #4079 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Internal Medicine > Emergency #8163 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Medical
I think you either like `slice of life' books of you don't. I must admit I enjoy them because they give me an insight into other people's jobs. I've read many books giving an insight into aspects of the medical profession and this is the first one I've read about the air ambulance service and I found it fascinating reading. It also made me count my blessings and realise how quickly one's life can change because of an accident.Air ambulances by definition attend the most difficult and serious cases so here we read about some horrendous injuries and of course some of the patients didn't live to tell the tale. Sending doctors out with the air ambulance increases survival rates because they can carry out such procedures as giving anaesthetics which makes it possible for some treatments to be carried out at the scene rather than delayed until the patient reaches hospital.I really got a good idea of how important team spirit is in such extreme situations and how the whole team - pilots as well as medical staff - needed to work well together. Some of the incidents were truly hair-raising - landing the helicopter on the side of a hill or in the fast lane on the motorway for example. Fortunately both helicopter and staff survived those experiences.I felt I really got a sense of why the staff do the jobs they do - being able to help people and also getting a huge adrenaline rush from the flying and the traumatic situations they were involved in. Some might say the helping people should come first but I also think enjoying your job makes for a better job done. If you want to know what it's like being part of an air ambulance team then read this book.
I did not finish it yet but it is an amazing book. I can't sit down and read msot books except for this one. If you are like me and want to be an EMS pilot or flight crew, you need it. Or anyone who likes medical or aviation. I love it and I just started it. I would highly recommend it. This guys life definitely makes an exciting story. I finally found it here because I don't like to read online so I ordered it and it was here quite soon. Love it!!!
I read quite a lot of biographies & wasn't disappointed by this one. Its a fairly easy read, not for the faint hearted, but nothing too strenuous.All in all, a good book, which had potential to be better.
I love this book from page 1. It gives one an insight into the life of air ambulance crews by focusing on the funny parts. Although I'm sure to be in the situation at that moment is not funny.
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