The Lighter Side

An NHS Paramedic's Selection of Humorous Mess Room Tales

De: Andy Thompson

Narrado por: Pete Nottage

From the paramedic pondering a dignified solution as he surveys his previously digested Pot Noodle adorning the naked genitalia of a recently deceased lady, to the man who rang the doctor Out of Hours service with an audibly severe case of excess flatulence, with hilarious consequences, and the old lady's wig that caused one chuckling paramedic to struggle to keep a hold of the carry-chair, The Lighter Side - An NHS Paramedic's Selection of Humorous Mess Room Tales will have you laughing out loud then looking around furtively, wondering if you should!

In his The Dark Side series, Andy Thompson gives us a taste of the dark sense of humor paramedics use as a coping mechanism; here he packs laugh-out-loud moments into every word as he recalls health care professionals' encounters with the weirdest of behavior, hilarious misunderstandings, and cringingly embarrassing episodes. You'll soon be relating to the sense of humor that moves an ambulance driver to respond to his friend and fellow paramedic's predicament on a hot summer's day, as a powerful smell engulfs the saloon of the vehicle. What would you do? Open the cab windows and the hatch through to the saloon to provide some extra ventilation? Of course not! You switch the heating on, causing the already intolerable pong to become even more unbearable, making for a bangin' mess room tale on your later return!

This book is an eye-watering insight into the Lighter Side of working on the Dark Side, straight from the mess rooms of ambulance stations up and down the UK. There's also a heartening reminder of the power of a flamin' good belly laugh and its analgesic effect even in situations of severe pain. This is a book that laughs in the face of extreme emotion and stress. Outrageous? Perhaps. Distasteful? Probably. Humorous? Absolutely!

©2016 Andy Thompson (P)2016 Andy Thompson

good, but not great.

Was a good story to fill the time. Nothing against the author, but as an EMT myself, the stories just weren't that funny. Overall worth the read!

Funny

Enjoyable, funny stories. Narrator was great. You can truly visualize each story. Definitely recommend for a funny read.

Humorous British Paramedic Tales

This was a wonderful collection of stories from the author's time as a paramedic in the UK National Health Service. The author does explain that the people who work in medical services learn to have a certain type of humor, necessary to cope with what they must deal with every day. This book collects a variety of funny stories including: stolen ambulances, flatulence, strange positions and pranks to name a few. I listened to the audiobook version (which included sound effects when necessary). Wonderfully narrated and a nice selection to put a smile on your face, this book shows the lighter side of what can be a difficult profession. I am going to read his other paramedic books as well since I enjoyed this one.

Funny but too short

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An amusing collection of medical stories from one of the first contacts of the patients. Too short…

Ambulance Tales On The Far Side Of The Pond

It's a little different over there, but after you get used to their terminology and Spence of humor it is great.

Could not finish

Would you try another book from Andy Thompson and/or Pete Nottage?

No

Any additional comments?

This is the 10th book of medical stories that I have purchased and listened to - but could not finish it - kept thinking the next story would be interesting, funny, or something - but they were very shallow.

Not really very funny, at least to me.

These did not strike me as humorous or entertaining. I am an RN, and I totally understand this sort of story telling and humor, and often I too find things hilarious in my work. I do not know if it might be a cultural difference, as this gentleman is British, or his delivery, or what. Also I do think the punch line, so to speak, is often predictable from the beginning of each story, which of course does not evoke hilarity either. Not my cup of tea.

Boring to the extreme!

Found it to be more of a tutorial than a humorous book. I don't recommend this one.