"Hi, I'm a paramedic" is a phrase that launches conversations with countless people who call an ambulance. But what kind of person becomes a paramedic, and what's it like to be one? Follow the career arc of an easily frightened kid who grew up determined to be a paramedic—the sheepish child who always needed reassurance that everything would be okay who grew into the person trying to be that reassurance. "Hi, I'm A Paramedic" brings you into the ambulance for a ride through the phases of a paramedic's career; from the infatuation with the new, to the seasoned veteran facing the inevitable burnout, to the evolution into leadership and an accounting of what it means to have had the privilege to serve as a paramedic. Experience a narrative written not as a collection of high-shock war stories, but rather a memoir that shows the real-life impact on the heart, mind, and soul of the paramedic and patient, as well as the families of both.