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05330aam a22010338a 4500 001 3762FC04B37A11E59CA8ADAFDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20200815010218 008 151031s2016 nyu b 001 0aeng 010 $a 2015016689 020 $a 1501110861 020 $a 9781501110863 (tradepaper) 020 $a 1501110837 020 $a 9781501110832 (hardback) 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--ga 050 00 $a RA645.6.G4 $b H39 2016 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 084 $a BIO017000 $a BIO026000 $a BIO017000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Hazzard, Kevin, $d 1977- 245 12 $a A thousand naked strangers : $b a paramedics' wild ride to the edge and back / $c Kevin Hazzard. 260 $a New York : $b Scribner, $c 2016. 263 $a 1601 300 $a p. cm. 520 $a "A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's mean streets 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 life--his 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 realm--one 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 people's facades drop away when catastrophe strikes. As his hours on the job piled up, he realized he was beginning to see into the truth of things. There is no pretense five beats into a chest compression, or in an alley next to a crack den, or on a dimly lit highway where cars have collided. Eventually, what had at first seemed impossible happened: Kevin acquired mastery. And in the process he was able to discern the professional differences between his freewheeling peers, what marked each--as he termed them--as "a tourist," "true believer," or "killer." Combining indelible scenes that remind us of life's fragile beauty with laugh-out-loud moments that keep us smiling through the worst, A Thousand Naked Strangers is an absorbing read about one man's journey of self-discovery--a trip that also teaches us about ourselves"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 600 10 $a Hazzard, Kevin, $d 1977- $e Health. 650 0 $a Emergency medical technicians $z Georgia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Emergency medical services $z Georgia $x Anecdotes. 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical. $2 bisacsh 941 $a 54 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710031612.0 952 $l GYPE631 $d 20240626015339.0 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611015648.0 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516013908.0 952 $l DFPC353 $d 20240430020408.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417014659.0 952 $l CJPC482 $d 20240202020338.0 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104013910.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012031337.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629012952.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331012748.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909040356.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728022737.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630015146.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20220518020624.0 952 $l BJPD251 $d 20211215021516.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722051854.0 952 $l PEPC626 $d 20200627011311.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528061236.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717031021.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20190328015816.0 952 $l GSPC501 $d 20181218012126.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006092924.0 952 $l BLPC611 $d 20180731015329.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20180719024450.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20180717034825.0 952 $l DIPB173 $d 20180707022459.0 952 $l MSPA553 $d 20180628015034.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20180227010608.0 952 $l GFPE771 $d 20171128010700.0 952 $l FWPE284 $d 20171021010211.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20170728025328.0 952 $l WPPB215 $d 20170321010648.0 952 $l EXPC755 $d 20170201010248.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20170104012056.0 952 $l VKPB611 $d 20161202025358.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20161011015114.0 952 $l S2PA501 $d 20160921173958.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160909010742.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20160902021804.0 952 $l YYPC162 $d 20160705014252.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20160621010429.0 952 $l EBPE325 $d 20160503011437.0 952 $l EJPD605 $d 20160416143148.0 952 $l RAPD371 $d 20160405015457.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20160330010337.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20160323015507.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20160318021415.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20160302063035.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20160224012530.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20160210011515.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20160202014323.0 952 $l YAPC771 $d 20160202013727.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160130010107.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3762FC04B37A11E59CA8ADAFDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search