A cut throat business -- Amateur hour -- Burning at both ends -- High stakes -- Crash and burn -- Cell service -- It's a trap! -- Rub (and tug) of the Green -- Lost in translation -- Wild wild South-West -- Pulling teeth -- Off the chook -- Screened out -- Given the shaft -- A change of pace -- Of ice and men -- Working stiff -- Culture shocking -- Child support -- Going viral -- Delta Force -- Kickstart my heart.

"Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be an adult man with a blocked nose. Far from beginner's luck, this turns out to be an omen for the rest of his paramedic career. Between the obligatory stories of objects lodged in body cavities to grown men who can't look after themselves when their wives are away, Tim finds that the promised life-saving moments are far outweighed by the trivial, frustrating and bizarre ambulance callouts. He and his colleagues battle fatigue, abuse and burnout - treated with coffee, occasional moments of heroism, and a healthy dose of dark humour. Told with cutting wit, pathos and disarming insight, You Called an Ambulance for What? is a comedic behind-the-sirens look at the challenges, absurdities and shocking reality of life as an Australian intensive care paramedic." -- Back cover.

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