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A former paramedic's thrilling, captivating (Booklist), and mordantly funny account of a decade spent as a first responder in Atlanta saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe.

In the aftermath of 9/11 Kevin Hazzard felt that something was missing from his lifehis days were too safe, too routine. A failed salesman turned local reporter, he wanted to test himself, see how he might respond to pressure and danger. He signed up for emergency medical training and became, at age twenty-six, a newly minted EMT running calls in the worst sections of Atlanta. His life entered a different realmone of blood, violence, and amazing grace.

Thoroughly intimidated at first and frequently terrified, he experienced on a nightly basis the adrenaline rush of walking into chaos. But in his downtime, Kevin reflected on how peoples facades drop away when catastrophe strikes. As his hours on the job piled up, he realized he was

A Thousand Naked Strangers

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      Publisher Scribner Book Company
      Published 20 September 2016
      ISBN-13 9781501110863
      978-1501110863
      ISBN-10 1501110861
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      Memoirs Medical profession

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A former paramedic's thrilling, captivating (Booklist), and mordantly funny account of a decade spent as a first responder in Atlanta saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe.

      In the aftermath of 9/11 Kevin Hazzard felt that something was missing from his lifehis days were too safe, too routine. A failed salesman turned local reporter, he wanted to test himself, see how he might respond to pressure and danger. He signed up for emergency medical training and became, at age twenty-six, a newly minted EMT running calls in the worst sections of Atlanta. His life entered a different realmone of blood, violence, and amazing grace.

      Thoroughly intimidated at first and frequently terrified, he experienced on a nightly basis the adrenaline rush of walking into chaos. But in his downtime, Kevin reflected on how peoples facades drop away when catastrophe strikes. As his hours on the job piled up, he realized he was

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