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It's Not the Trauma, It's the Drama: Stories by a Chicago Fire Department Paramedic
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Product Description For more than thirty years, Marjorie Leigh Bomben has been a member of the Chicago Fire Department, starting her career as a candidate paramedic working on an ambulance in some of the city's toughest neighborhoods. Now a paramedic field chief, Bomben looks back on thirty years of service in It's Not the Trauma, It's the Drama. The twenty true stories Bomben relates are unique—all told from the point of view of a woman rising through traditionally male ranks. Bomben's tales range from funny to gory, from the dangers paramedics face to the history of a venerable old firehouse. Some, of course, are about saving lives. Others are about simply staying alive. From Bomben's first trauma call—the result of a drag race along city streets gone horribly wrong—to her eventual rise through the ranks, her tales shift seamlessly from humorous encounters to descriptions of injuries human beings shouldn't be able to endure. Through it all, It's Not the Trauma, It's the Drama offers a glimpse of the strain and risk experienced by Chicago Fire Department paramedics every day. ***Don’t miss Ms. Bomben’s exciting second book, “It’s Not the Trauma, It’s the Drama: MORE Stories by a Chicago Fire Department Paramedic.” Review "CFD paramedic's war stories from the city are a shot to the heart. Marjorie Leigh Bomben's stories feature some disturbing encounters, odd characters named Baby Face and Peg Leg Bob, encounters with naked men and mangled bodies -- the sort of real-life people and situations not found on television shows. It's Not the Trauma, It's the Drama: Stories by a Chicago Fire Department Paramedic is, as far as either of us can determine, the first written by a CFD paramedic. It is a good book, too. Very good." --Rick Kogan, Chicago newspaperman, Chicago radio personality and a noted author. ...Chief on the Chicago Fire Department and she doesn't disappoint with her book "The author is a highly respected Paramedic Chief on the Chicago Fire Department and she doesn't disappoint with her book. I felt as if I was riding along with her in the ambulance as she shares her passion, fears, and excitement with you. I highly recommend you take a ride..." --Steve Chikerotis, Technical and storyline advisor for "Chicago Fire" the TV series and retired CFD deputy district chief "It's Not the Trauma, It's the Drama: Stories by a Chicago Fire Department Paramedic is a compelling and absolutely absorbing read from beginning to end. Very highly recommended for both community and academic library collections." --Midwest Book Review "Longtime CFD Paramedic Marjorie Leigh Bomben pens an important and rich and satisfying no nonsense look at the real paramedic service in this country. This is the hardness of rich lives and the people they serve. It is a pleasure to join the hallelujah chorus.. " --Paul Ciolino, Author & Criminal Profiler About the Author Marjorie Leigh Bomben has been a paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department since 1983, rising through the ranks to become paramedic field chief. She worked on CFD ambulances for twenty-five years.
