Hard Roll, Jon McCarthy
Hard Roll, Jon McCarthy
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Hard Roll
A Paramedic’s Perspective of Life and Death in New Orleans

Author: Jon McCarthy

Narrator: Arthur Flavell

Unabridged: 8 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/30/2019

Synopsis

Known as one of America's most dangerous cities, New Orleans plays host to incidents ranging from the tragic and disturbing to the completely bizarre—and during his career as an emergency medic, Jon McCarthy saw it all. He chronicles some 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 often the right choice. While 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 United States Coast Guard, Jon McCarthy is proud to be an emergency room paramedic. Since 1996, he has worked in emergency medical services in helicopters, clinics, hospitals, and on the streets of New Orleans. He is one of the cocreators of the New Orleans EMS Field Training Officer (FTO) program and served as the Lead FTO for five years. McCarthy was featured on The Learning Channel program Paramedics and has a side career as an actor.

About Jon McCarthy

A veteran of the United States Coast Guard, Jon McCarthy has worked professionally in EMS since 1996. He is one of the cocreators of the New Orleans EMS Field Training Officer program and served as the lead field training officer for nearly five years. McCarthy lives with his wife, his two sons, and a multitude of dogs and cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lacey on August 15, 2017

Great!! Great book! As a new paramedic I loved this book loved the detail and the just hard core truth! Thank you for this!......more

Goodreads review by Sue on January 22, 2019

My son became an EMT this summer and received this book at Christmas. He thought I would like it, and I did. There are real stories of life and death in New Orleans told by a paramedic. The language is straightforward and Jon does a good job of describing any pertinent background information that a......more

Goodreads review by Phillip on August 28, 2022

I watch Nightwatch. Live Rescue. Cops. All of the game warden shows . . . Northwestern Law, Louisianna Law. Shows like that. (I also watch ER and Greys, but that is beside the point). Working at 911 for the last 13 years as a FIRE/EMS Dispatcher, I never get to see the end of the story. I take the ca......more

Goodreads review by Christina Barnes on December 24, 2020

A fun and truthful read This medic wrote his stories truthfully. Blood, guts, and glory along with a few laughs that make you wish you were out there on the calls with him. Thank you for this book!......more

Goodreads review by Mackenzie on February 01, 2025

Honest, funny, and very, very real. I enjoyed this novel by Jon McCarthy. I work in a public safety career and based on my similar experiences, felt like McCarthy did the job a lot of justice. His writing style is relatable and brutally honest while also respectful and reverent of the job/duty he was......more

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