Fighting for Your Life
A Paramedic's Story
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Fighting for Your Life
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Narrated by:
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Emma Carter
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Lysa Walder
About this listen
A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang-raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding train at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve.
Few people can imagine living in a world where such situations are part of everyday life. Yet for veteran paramedic Lysa Walder, these and thousands of other emergency call outs are part of a day's work: scenes of tragedy, heroism, loss and horror - but also stories of triumph and humour.
Lysa has been a paramedic for over 20 years, working for the London Ambulance service - the world's biggest and busiest free service - for much of that time. Here, she reveals what it's really like to work in a job that brings paramedic teams face-to-face with death - and destiny - every day.
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- Daniel Underwood
- 22-12-21
Fabulous Read
Being an emergency worker myself, it was very interesting to hear similar stories and accounts that I have experienced within my work. It was very well scripted and narrated with some very funny anecdotes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-21
Entertaining stories
I enjoyed the variety of patient backgrounds and the absurdity of the situations of some of the patients.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-09-22
Such good stories very well described
A good in-depth look at a career in the ambulance service. the stories are so well read and written that you can feel like you are there
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- Helen Kirby
- 01-06-23
Excellent
Fascinating memoir of daily life within the ambulance service. Very much enjoyed listening to this.
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- Ms. L. A. Yard
- 16-09-20
Loved it
Really interesting insight into the paramedic life. Really enjoyed it. I could listen to more Thank you
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- DMc
- 20-09-21
A well delivered book but…
This book was a good insight into life as a paramedic but I felt that an awful lot of the patients died I hope this is not a true reflection of the calls a paramedic does or we would all be in trouble. I know it is a difficult and challenging job but I would like to think it is rewarding too.
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- Emily G
- 07-01-22
Such an eye opener
Goodness this was such an eye opener into the life of a paramedic. I was gripped by the stories, told with such compassion. This lady is remarkable
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- Charisse Chapman
- 31-12-21
Really enjoyed this one.
Easy to listen too. Captivating. Exciting. Sad. Finished way quicker than I'd have liked. More please!
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- mairead
- 29-12-21
Great read
I really enjoyed this book will defo listen to this again would defo recommend anyone who thinking of going into NHS narrator was great
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- MM
- 17-01-25
Fighting For Your Life
Incedibile insite to the working life of the amazing and under valued working life of our emergency services.
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