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Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician
Written by Matthew Franklin Sias
Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross
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About this audiobook
Paramedics save lives. Morticians bury their mistakes.
A twenty-three-year veteran of emergency medical services, paramedic Matthew Sias took a detour in his career to pursue the death care business and found a complementarity between two seemingly divergent careers.
Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician is the record of some of the more memorable calls he has responded to through the years.
Often intense, at times gruesome, and frequently humorous, this memoir takes you from the back seat of the medic unit racing to the hospital with a trauma patient, to the brightly lit embalming room of a funeral home, and everywhere in between. Having the ability to calmly assist a person in crisis is, perhaps, one of life's most awesome privileges.
A twenty-three-year veteran of emergency medical services, paramedic Matthew Sias took a detour in his career to pursue the death care business and found a complementarity between two seemingly divergent careers.
Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician is the record of some of the more memorable calls he has responded to through the years.
Often intense, at times gruesome, and frequently humorous, this memoir takes you from the back seat of the medic unit racing to the hospital with a trauma patient, to the brightly lit embalming room of a funeral home, and everywhere in between. Having the ability to calmly assist a person in crisis is, perhaps, one of life's most awesome privileges.
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Reviews for Silent Siren
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is just a terrific listen. But be prepared to shed a few tears. This book is not only about death but also about living life. Not too complex with the medical stuff and I really like the way this man writes. He has huge heart. I’m glad he wrote this book. I hope you enjoy it too!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Compassionate humorous gross want to add today down recommended for anybody in the DEF industry health industry or just curious about the real world not CSI Miami Las Vegas I really love Suther forensics Jose