A thousand naked strangers a paramedics' wild ride to the edge and back

"A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's mean streets saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe."--Provided by publisher.

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Main Author: Hazzard, Kevin, 1977- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2016.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
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505 0 |a Prologue -- Book One: A Change of Plans -- 1. I've Made a Mistake -- 2. From Zero to Hero -- 3. Dead Mannequins -- 4. Living and Breathing Dead People -- 5. Failure Is an Option -- 6. A Job at Last -- 7. First Day -- Book Two: Fresh Meat -- 8. Pray for Carnage -- 9. Killers -- 10. Tourists -- 11. The True Believer -- 12. Death by Broccoli -- 13. The Seekers -- 14. Two Dead at Midnight -- 15. Nailed to the Wall -- 16. Accidental Veterinarians -- 17. (Un)Prepared for the Worst -- 18. Death Before Discharge -- 19. The Perfect Call -- 20. Rules to Live By -- Book Three: Top of the World -- 21. No Do (Serious) Harm -- 22. The Private Life of a Public Hospital -- 23. There's Been a Prison Break -- 24. Courage Under Mustard -- 25. Dead Smurfs -- 26. Hearing Voices -- 27. Nobody Dies Tonight -- 28. Another Day in Paradise -- 29. A Long Answer to a Stupid Question -- 30. Faith Healers -- 31. Hubris -- 32. Dead on Arrival -- Book Four: The Fall -- 33. Swirling the Drain -- 34. Grand Theft Auto -- 35. Mold Them in Your Image -- 36. The Stork Rides Again -- 37. The Summons -- 38. Full Circle -- 39. Long Way Gone -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments. 
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