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Emergency Admissions
- Author
- Kit Wharton
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 9 February 2017
- Run Time
- 4 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Memoirs, First aid and paramedical services, Ambulance and rescue services, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Autobiography: adventurers and explorers, Accident and emergency nursing, Trauma and shock, Critical care surgery, Medical sociology, Patient safety
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel.
‘Heart-stopping, eye-opening and jaw-dropping. Sometimes painful, sometimes sad, often very, very funny’ Craig Brown
An S&M party gone horribly wrong
A dead man locked in a car with a hungry bull terrier
A teenage girl with suspicious abdominal pains
And a man who’s fainted, frightened he was allergic to his cheese and onion sandwich
… It’s just another day at work for Kit Wharton
After a childhood picked in alcohol and punctuated by parental fighting, stints in journalism and house removals, Kit Wharton joined the NHS ambulance service. He hasn’t looked back. This is his report from the front line: 999 calls that hurtle him to the critical moment in other peoples’ lives.
Critics Review
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‘An adrenaline-filled ride through the highs and lows of life
on the NHS frontline … Memorable and blackly humorous’
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‘Entertaining and eye-opening’ The Times
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 4.0
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4.0 4.0
I work for the NHS and have read better memoirs but there was a few laughs along the along with desperation and how bad the nhs and ambulance service is funded. An easy a quick listen with some interesting and heartbreaking stories.
Blackeyeslikeadoll 2025-10-29
Details
- Author
- Kit Wharton
- Narrator
- Mark Meadows
- Duration
- 4 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 February 2017
- ISBN
- 9780008188627
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Memoirs, First aid and paramedical services, Ambulance and rescue services, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Autobiography: adventurers and explorers, Accident and emergency nursing, Trauma and shock, Critical care surgery, Medical sociology, Patient safety
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A glimpse into the extraordinary world of ambulance driving from the man behind the wheel. ‘Heart-stopping, eye-opening and jaw-dropping. Sometimes painful, sometimes sad, often very, very funny’ Craig Brown An S&M party gone horribly wrong A dead man locked in a car with a hungry bull terrier A teenage girl with suspicious abdominal pains And a man who’s fainted, frightened he was allergic to his cheese and onion sandwich … It’s just another day at work for Kit Wharton After a childhood picked in alcohol and punctuated by parental fighting, stints in journalism and house removals, Kit Wharton joined the NHS ambulance service. He hasn’t looked back. This is his report from the front line: 999 calls that hurtle him to the critical moment in other peoples’ lives.
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