Sirens and Stories: An Anthology of the Paramedic Profession

This stunningly well-written collection of short stories and poetry from across the UK gives an insight into the broad and complex role of the paramedic: from the pop of the sternum as chest compressions are started on someone who is dying, through to supporting the delivery of a pink, crying baby into the world.

These accounts capture the life and death decisions made in emergency situations, the diverse calls that define a paramedic’s role and, above all, the resilience, humanity, a…