{"product_id":"my-ambulance-education-life-and-death-on-the-streets-of-the-city-9781554074471","title":"My Ambulance Education: Life and Death on the Streets of the City","description":"\u003cp\u003e The brutally honest story of an emergency medical technician. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At 18, Joseph Clark started working as an ambulance attendant to pay his way through college. For the next seven years he worked New York City's most dangerous neighborhoods as an emergency medical technician (EMT), dealing with the medical emergencies from drug overdoses, gang fights, car crashes and worse, all while juggling schoolwork and a personal life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e His stories are a graphic portrayal of the life of an ambulance EMT. From dealing with a body that is frozen solid and trapped under a front porch to climbing into the burned-out wreck of a car to treat the seriously injured driver, Clark's stories are horrifying, poignant, touching and often filled with the dark humor that is so characteristic of the people who work under extreme stress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMy Ambulance Education\u003c\/b\u003e is a testament to the medical first responders who scramble to provide the on-the-spot care so vital to the survival of victims. EMTs struggle daily (and nightly) with emotional strain, sleep deprivation and, inevitably, burnout. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554074471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.00w x 0.83d","brand":"Joseph F. Clark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251425345717,"sku":"9781554074471","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cdd1c32c-ae82-4658-8393-7ede3bb5addf.jpg?v=1699372605","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-ambulance-education-life-and-death-on-the-streets-of-the-city-9781554074471","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}