Review of Now Paramedic
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Review of Now Paramedic
This book was written by Patrick McGowan. He wrote about his career in the military, and when he retired, how he became a Paramedic. The initial part of the book describes his enlistment in the Army and his two-decade service in various roles. It also mentions his involvement with the Rangers during his military career.
He starts with when he enlisted in the Army and became a Ranger. Each time he moved up the ranks, he told you what he liked about that position and what he had learned from various superiors. He wanted to learn more, so the only way he could do that was to complete the mission he was on and move up the ranks. After two decades, decided to quit and find something else to do to keep him busy and learn more about new things that were out there.
This is when he decided to become a Paramedic, but he had to be an Emergency Medical Technician first. He was learning a lot of techniques he didn’t know and wanted to learn much more and to work on patients when the team went on calls. So, he decided that he would go to school to obtain his certificate. He recalls all the places he has been to and the people he met, from fellow employees and the patients that he worked with.
I do have to explain some of the things that I disliked in this documentary. I found some aspects of this book challenging, particularly the frequent use of abbreviations. While I learned what each abbreviation meant initially, I had to memorize them since their full meanings were rarely revisited, making it difficult to follow the content consistently. When talking about the hours of the day. The author used military time. I was not knowledgeable in the use of this and had to figure out what time the author was talking about. This could potentially confuse readers unfamiliar with military time conventions. He made many mistakes throughout the book. The military part of the book took me a long time to read.
Regarding the section of the book that describes his journey to becoming a Paramedic, as well as the patients and colleagues he encountered, I found the narrative engaging and insightful. He even became a traveling Paramedic who was interested in the process of how it was done. I did give the book a three
I believed that the errors and other issues I pointed out regarding the military section of the book simply lowered the overall score.
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It's great that you highlighted his dedication to learning and moving up the ranks in the Army, especially with the Rangers. It's also interesting to see his transition to becoming a paramedic, driven by a similar desire for new skills and patient care, even becoming a traveling paramedic. Thanks for the review.
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