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Blood, Sweat & Tea

Real-Life Adventures in an Inner-City Ambulance

by Tom Reynolds

Job stressAmbulancesEmergency medical techniciansEmergency medicineAmbulance serviceAnecdotesLondon Auxiliary Ambulance ServiceMedical emergencies

Is there anyone who hasnt wondered about the state of the occupant of an ambulance, screaming along with its sirens on and blue lights flashing? And have you wondered about the other people inside the ambulance? Meet Tom Reynolds, an Emergency Medical Technician who works for the London Ambulance Service in East London. He has kept a blog of his daily working life since 2003 and his award-winning writing is, by turn, moving, cynical, funny, heart-rending, and compassionate. From the tragic to the hilarious, the stories Tom tells give a fascinatingand at times alarming picture of life in inner-city Britain, and the people who are paid to mop up after it.

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