Bringing out the Dead

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Summary: Fiction? City medics know different!
Review: While most EMS related books are basicly war stories rehashed by medics looking to spread thier glory stories, Bringing Out The Dead is somthing different.

Joe Connelly, obviously writing from experience, brings the reader into the mind of an inner-city medic. Being a paramedic which worked within the city of Detroit for eight years, I know the familiar feelings of burnout, not knowing if you can do the job another day - but hanging in there waiting for the next big 'save'. Joe Connelly brings the average layperson into the ambulance, into the mind of the paramedic struggling to deal with taking credit for saving lives, and inwardly taking credit for not saving some lives.

This book is a must read for any EMS professional, and anyone who wants to know what real EMS is like in the inner-city.