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Captured by COVID is a true story that begins with author Michael Bowers’ hospitalization for COVID-19 and evolves into a series of unimaginable events. The details of torture, abandonment, and betrayal are real. Captured by COVID is an emotional journey that begs the question "Is reality real?" How would you know?

Flight for Life is the heart-stopping account of one of the most gripping rescue missions in African history, told by a doctor involved in saving the lives of Nigerian workers who became victims of a tragic American chemical company explosion. Dr. Stewart and his colleague moved mountains and cut red tape to fly patients to one of the premiere burn centers in the United States.

I’ve put together an audiobook filled with true stories of my 30 years’ experience working as a paramedic, firefighter, rescue diver, and flight medic. Many of them are tragic with some dark humor mixed in. If you're looking for cute kitten stories, this is not the audiobook for you. However, if you want a glimpse into the real world of what it’s like to be a firefighter and paramedic, look no further.

Get a glimpse inside the inner workings of an Emergency Department and the staff that works there, caring for patients and their families. From a toddler who can cuss a blue streak, a dead mouse brought into the Emergency Department, to critical resuscitations, these are stories that you will never forget.

You Can’t Chart the Future: Why Broken Systems Make or Break Tomorrow’s EMS and Nursing Leaders Healthcare isn’t broken by accident. It’s broken by design. And those paying the highest price are the ones wearing the scrubs. From empty ER chairs where leaders should be sitting to the silent suffering of nurses and medics crushed by impossible systems, You Can’t Chart the Future rips the curtain back on the truth most won’t dare to say out loud. Dr. Orlando Rivera, a paramedic turned flight nurse turned executive, has lived it all—from blood-stained trauma bays to boardrooms ...

Go behind the scenes of popular music festivals with the medical professionals who risk it all to keep everyone safe. From intoxicated teens to patients in porta-potties, discover the hidden, often hilarious, side of music festivals from the points of view of dedicated EMTs and paramedics. Written by lawyer-turned-paramedic Jim Bollenbacher, this lighthearted collection of stories provides an inside view of the world of music festival medicine.

In this first history of the military ambulance, historian John S. Haller Jr. documents the development of medical technologies for treating and transporting wounded soldiers on the battlefield. More than a history of medical evacuation systems and vehicles, this exhaustively researched and richly illustrated volume tells a fascinating story, giving listeners a unique perspective of the changing nature of warfare in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Most of the work in emergency services never shows up in a report. It happens before anyone speaks. Before a decision is voiced. Before control is tested. This book is about that work. Written for EMTs, paramedics, and EMS professionals, this book explores the unseen discipline behind calm scenes, defensible decisions, and professional restraint under pressure. Not protocols. Not algorithms. Not what anyone sees. But how experienced providers think when certainty is incomplete and judgment matters most. This is not a how-to guide. It is a recognition of the internal skill set that develops ...

Domina la Profesión de Técnico en Emergencias Médicas (TEM) y Paramédico: Tu Guía Concisa para una Carrera Evaluando el Estado de un Paciente y Brindando Atención Médica de Emergencia es una herramienta esencial para quienes desean ingresar o avanzar en el campo de los servicios médicos de emergencia. Este completo recurso detalla el papel crucial de los TEM y paramédicos en la prestación de cuidados inmediatos y decisivos en situaciones críticas. Desde la respuesta a emergencias y la evaluación de pacientes hasta la administración de procedimientos avanzados y el transporte ...

Beyond the Fear: Vaccines, Truth, and Science — How to Debunk Myths and Protect What Matters Most🔥 ATTENTION Are you overwhelmed by conflicting opinions about vaccines? Tired of myths, ideologies, and social media panic replacing real facts? It’s time to move beyond the fear—and step into clarity. 💡 In this compelling and accessible guide, science communicator Matt Petrilli dives deep into the real story behind vaccines: separating hard facts from fiction, and addressing the critical questions that parents, students, and skeptics alike are asking. ✔️ Discover the true ...

🏋🏽Why This Book is a Game Changer? In the era where we are advised and convinced to live the daily high blood pressure medicine forever, this book will spread awareness about how we can fight hypertension considering their stages and lead a better life. 🕵️Why Should You be Aware About Hypertension Complexities? Silent Killer: Hypertension often has no noticeable symptoms, making it a "silent killer." Regular monitoring can help detect it early. Increased Heart Disease Risk: It significantly increases the risk of heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. Kidney Damage: ...

Stephanie Green isn't like most other doctors. Nearly every day, she confronts life-and-death situations behind the scenes at Heathrow, where the truth is almost always stranger than fiction. Here, she reveals the exhilarating drama of working in the world's sixth busiest airport and what is required to make life-and-death decisions in the hidden no-man's-land of medicine, geopolitics, terror and tragedy that is The Heathrow Doctor.

Una pandemia global. Un hospital colapsado. Una historia de amor que desafía el caos. Pandemia! es una novela de ficción médica profundamente realista, inspirada en las experiencias vividas por el autor, Dr. Donald Elton, médico especialista en cuidados intensivos pulmonares en Florida Central, durante los primeros y más duros meses del COVID-19. El Dr. Roger Jackson, cardiólogo recién llegado a Florida, e Isabel Meléndez, enfermera de cardiología con años de experiencia, se ven arrastrados a un torbellino de contagios, colapsos hospitalarios, escasez de equipos, decisiones ...

Audio study guide for passing the NREMT basic exam. Conversational manner for easy listening. This lesson covers trauma theory and practice questions. This program is perfect for busy EMT students. Listen in traffic, at the gym, or anywhere you have headphones and a smartphone!

-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.- From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves. The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and more. Prepare for a rollercoaster of emotions; you’ll laugh, cry, and be shocked as you ...

-Extraordinary encounters. Unexpected humor. Endless challenges. Life-threatening diseases. Unthinkable trauma.- Welcome to STAT: Crazy Medical Stories as told by the healthcare professionals themselves. From peculiar conditions and mysterious ailments to remarkable recoveries and perplexing medical mysteries, Stat: Crazy Medical Stories, draws from real-life accounts. Each chapter unveils crazy medical cases as narrated by the healthcare professionals themselves. The stories take you on a captivating journey across various disciplines, including general medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and ...

When seconds turn hostile, training alone is not enough. Every EMS provider has felt it. The shift in the air. The voice rising. The posture tightening. The moment a medical call becomes volatile. You can know the protocol. You can know the law. You can know the clinical pathway. And still lose the room. In When Seconds Turn Hostile: The Street Guide to De-Escalation for EMS, Orlando E. Rivera takes you inside the calls most providers never openly debrief, the escalation that almost happened, the force that weighed heavier than expected, the partner whose tone shifted the scene, and the ...

Crash: Stories From the Emergency Room is a gripping anthology series that takes readers inside the hectic world of emergency room medicine through the eyes of different doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and paramedics. Each book contains a collection of stories told from their unique perspectives as they cope with the controlled chaos and high stakes of trying to save lives. The stories range from high-adrenaline rescues following accidents and disasters to quieter but equally emotional moments dealing with terminal illness and end-of-life care. While some recount dramatic cases that pushed...

Today, knowledge and understanding of prehospital emergency medicine and disabilities is limited. This valuable text is a new resource to start a discussion about the need to include disability education in EMT and paramedic curricula. EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs: Assessment, Treatment and Transport is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to address the emergency prehospital needs of people with disabilities.

¿Ha respondido a alguien que necesite ayuda? Las emergencias médicas pueden ocurrir en cualquier momento y en cualquier lugar, de tal forma que es mejor que esté preparado para responder a ellas. Primeros Auxilios 101 es una referencia sencilla y paso a paso de cómo proveer primeros auxilios a alguien más. Este es un audiolibro que ha sido escrito por un profesional de la salud, y en él se enseña qué hacer en una variedad de emergencias médicas.