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Hard Roll: A Paramedic’s Perspective of Life and Death in New Orleans

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One of the things Jon McCarthy does so well in this book is capture that combination of adrenaline, dark humor, and old-fashioned heroism that makes up the daily life of a first responder.” Susan Larson, NPR’s The Reading Life

Known as one of The us’s most dangerous cities, New Orleans plays host to incidents ranging from the tragic and disturbing to the completely extraordinary–and all through his career as an emergency medic, Jon McCarthy saw it all. He chronicles one of the most formative calls of his career in this autobiography that reads like crime fiction. McCarthy demonstrates with detail and clarity that the difficult choice is continuously the right choice. Whilst not for the faint of heart, each entry in this collection provides poignant insight into the bonds between medics and the people and city they serve.
 
Born in Tallahassee, Florida, and a veteran of the USA Coast Guard, Jon McCarthy is proud to be an emergency room paramedic. Since 1996, he has worked in emergency medical services and products in helicopters, clinics, hospitals, and on the streets of New Orleans. He is likely one of the cocreators of the New Orleans EMS Field Training Officer (FTO) program and served as the Lead FTO for five years. McCarthy used to be featured on The Learning Channel program Paramedics and has a side career as an actor.

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