Description: A Life on the Line by Darren Hodge When the author was a kid, a big white sleek ambulance squatted like a lion in the driveway next door, always ready to go, and sometimes it did, roaring down the street. Today he is a MICA Flight Paramedic with decades of varied experience in a life of extremes in an Australian ambulance service. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When the author was a kid, a big white sleek ambulance squatted like a lion in the driveway next door, always ready to go, and sometimes it did, roaring down the street. Today he is a MICA Flight Paramedic with decades of varied experience in a life of extremes in an Australian ambulance service. He does shifts at base on-call, and teaches another generation of paramedics now. Loves his job.A list of well-known events that includes Victorias Black Saturday Fires and the 2005 Bali Bombing - he was trying to get married when that call came in - mark two dark extremes. Technical matters - trauma treatment decisions, and the limits of aviation, for example - are explained. And this book includes the little things like the time the supermarket aisle was alive with the sound of music from an ex-patients kids lips: Thanks for looking after Daddy. Darren couldnt have put it better himself, and it made his heart sing.This book tells what is like to be Darren Hodge on the end of a line, what it is like to be a paramedic. Open, honest reports, warts and all, this memoir is an unflinching account of how it feels, say, to pluck people from imminent death. And there are some laughs on the way... Long Description When the author was a kid, a big white sleek ambulance squatted like a lion in the driveway next door, always ready to go, and sometimes it did, roaring down the street. Today he is a MICA Flight Paramedic with decades of varied experience in a life of extremes in an Australian ambulance service. He does shifts at base on-call, and teaches another generation of paramedics now. Loves his job. A list of well-known events that includes Victorias Black Saturday Fires and the 2005 Bali Bombing - he was trying to get married when that call came in - mark two dark extremes. Technical matters - trauma treatment decisions, and the limits of aviation, for example - are explained. And this book includes the little things like the time the supermarket aisle was alive with the sound of music from an ex-patients kids lips: Thanks for looking after Daddy. Darren couldnt have put it better himself, and it made his heart sing. This book tells what is like to be Darren Hodge on the end of a line, what it is like to be a paramedic. Open, honest reports, warts and all, this memoir is an unflinching account of how it feels, say, to pluck people from imminent death. And there are some laughs on the way... Details ISBN0958128359 Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 0958128359 ISBN-13 9780958128353 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-06-01 Imprint Kerr Publishing Subtitle A MICA Flight Paramedics Story Illustrations Illustrations Author Darren Hodge Publisher Kerr Publishing Pages 178 Short Title A Life on the Line UK Release Date 2019-06-01 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159325577;
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