Emergency Admissions: Memoirs of an Ambulance Driver

Emergency Admissions: Memoirs of an Ambulance Driver
Kit Wharton

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 BrownAn S&M party gone horribly wrongA dead man locked in a car with a hungry bull terrierA teenage girl with suspicious abdominal painsAnd a man who’s fainted, frightened he was allergic to his cheese and onion sandwich… It’s just another day at work for Kit WhartonAfter 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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For Ren and Fin

Contents

Cover (#uea0efefa-a9b6-5921-9ad6-b24c975d7a72)

Title Page (#ud7638fe0-319f-5d9e-b226-162e8ef61737)

Copyright (#ua937602c-e458-52ce-9d83-c3de143f34b5)

Dedication (#u353d53d8-50c6-5696-9bab-aa49ff5fb653)

Disclaimer (#u8fb3762c-f03d-57be-bb72-43608ffbbfdb)

1 Just Another Shift … (#ube061c9f-2342-59cb-a106-f74a63af4156)

2 Communication (#ud4f1e978-af1e-52fc-b79a-5414cf2680c7)

3 Frequent Flyers (#ub70a8414-0419-59e4-9810-ebbdf4e5df99)

4 Emergency Admissions (#u5b50de21-5270-5085-9c15-5b713c4ba3ea)

5 Fear (#litres_trial_promo)

6 Alcohol (#litres_trial_promo)

7 Arguments (#litres_trial_promo)

8 Children (#litres_trial_promo)

9 Mental Illness (#litres_trial_promo)

10 Unsafe Discharges (#litres_trial_promo)

11 Luck (#litres_trial_promo)

12 Road Traffic Collisions (#litres_trial_promo)

13 Sex (#litres_trial_promo)

14 Suicide (#litres_trial_promo)

15 Mistakes (#litres_trial_promo)

16 Heroes (#litres_trial_promo)

17 Timing (#litres_trial_promo)

18 Bodies (#litres_trial_promo)

19 Those Left Behind (#litres_trial_promo)

20 Pillars of the Community (#litres_trial_promo)

21 Wonderful People (#litres_trial_promo)

22 Children (Again) (#litres_trial_promo)

23 The Best Job in the World (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)