Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Riding the Lightning: A Year in the Life of a New York City Paramedic

1 Anmeldelser

5

Længde
8T 41M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Biografier

“An intense look at the high-stakes world of a NYC paramedic in the months before and after COVID-19 altered our landscape.”—Damon Tweedy, MD, author of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine

The education of a New York City paramedic, whose tales of tragedy and transcendence over a single year culminate in the greatest challenge the city’s emergency medical system has ever faced: COVID-19.

As a seasoned paramedic and union leader, Anthony Almojera thought he could handle anything his job threw at him. Like many medical first responders, he came from a troubled background and carried the traumas of the city as well as its triumphs. He had grown up in the rough-and-tumble Park Slope of the 1980s, been homeless for a time, and had watched murder, addiction, and hopelessness consume those closest to him. But he had dedicated his life to helping people in need, and while every day was filled with tragedy—stabbings, shootings, accidents, suicides—it also brought moments of uplift: births, resuscitations, and rescues that reminded Anthony and his coworkers why EMS was the most thrilling job on earth, even if the pay was lousy and the hours were long.

So when a strange new virus began spreading in New York, Anthony and his fellow medics were ready. They had done the biohazard drills; they knew the procedures, and how to handle the sick and the bereaved. They believed that their lives and training had prepared them for this new challenge. But the months ahead would prove them wrong, and would push New York’s EMS workers, and Anthony himself, to the breaking point—and beyond.

Following one paramedic into hell and back, Riding the Lightning tells the story of New York City’s darkest days through the eyes of its frontline medical workers and the community they serve: ordinary people who will continue to make New York an extraordinary place long after it has been reborn from the ashes of the COVID-19 pandemic.

© 2022 Mariner Books (Lydbog): 9780358701651

Release date

Lydbog: 7. juni 2022

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Nowhere like This Place: Tales from a Nuclear Childhood Marilyn Carr
  2. Life, Death and Biscuits Anthea Allen
  3. Neon Girls: A Stripper's Education in Protest and Power Jennifer Worley
  4. Stash: My Life in Hiding Laura Cathcart Robbins
  5. Zig-Zag Boy: Madness, Motherhood and Letting Go Tanya Frank
  6. American Injustice: Inside Stories from the Underbelly of the Criminal Justice System David S. Rudolf
  7. Broken Biscuits: And other male failures Adam Farrer
  8. Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong Michael Wejchert
  9. The Death of a Jaybird: Essays on Mothers and Daughters and the Things They Leave Behind Jodi M. Savage
  10. Do Right and Fear No One Leslie Thomas QC
  11. Fear Itself: Exposing the Left’s Mind-Killing Agenda Tammy Bruce
  12. Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther Craig Pittman
  13. My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver Martin J Schreiber
  14. Bring Back Our Girls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria's Missing Schoolgirls: The Untold Story of the Global Search for Nigeria’s Missing Schoolgirls Drew Hinshaw
  15. Clay and Bones: My Life as an FBI Forensic Artist Lisa G. Bailey
  16. Chalked Up (Updated Edition): My Life in Elite Gymnastics Jennifer Sey
  17. Wonderland: A Tale of Hustling Hard and Breaking Even Nicole Treska
  18. Breakfast at Bronzefield Sophie Campbell
  19. Split Decision: Life Stories Douglas Century
  20. Where the Wind Leads: A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption Dr. Vinh Chung
  21. The Perfect Other: A Memoir of My Sister Kyleigh Leddy
  22. Bad to Blue: The True Story of a Chinatown Gangster Turned NYPD Detective Mike Moy
  23. Mother Noise Cindy House
  24. No Place to Hide: A Brain Surgeon’s Long Journey Home from the Iraq War W. Lee Warren
  25. TMI: My Life in Scandal Leif Eriksson
  26. Weekends at Bellevue Julie Holland
  27. Tears of My Mother: The Legacy of My Nigerian Upbringing Wendy Osefo
  28. The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness, and the Middle East Sulome Anderson
  29. So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression and Resilience Mark Henick
  30. A Light in the Dark: Surviving More Than Ted Bundy Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi
  31. Fighting Time Amy Banks
  32. Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story Max Marshall
  33. Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me Franke James
  34. Terrible Beauty: A Story of Calling, Breaking, and the Unmaking that Made Me Bryan Halferty
  35. On the Ledge: A Memoir Amy Turner
  36. You What?!: Humorous Stories, Cautionary Tales, and Unexpected Insights about a Career in Medicine John Chase, MD
  37. My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering Martha Hodes
  38. Little Black Sheep: A Memoir Ashley Cleveland
  39. American Breakdown: Our Ailing Nation, My Body’s Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life Jennifer Lunden
  40. Take Care of Them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon's Fight for Health Justice Ala Stanford
  41. Cauldron of Blood: The Matamoros Cult Killings Jim Schutze
  42. Weeds Like Us: A Memoir by Janiva Magness Janiva Magness
  43. What Seems To Be The Problem? Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews
  44. Rough Draft: A Memoir Katy Tur
  45. Dirty Briefs: The hilarious struggles and shocking tales of a bare-knuckle criminal barrister Dave Fendem

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Prøv gratis