Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Mike Cyra's books

52 ratings | 17 reviews | avg rating:4.79

Mike Cyra’s Followers (11)

Mike’s Bookshelves

to-read (46)
currently-reading (0)
read (53)
did-not-finish (0)
ebooks (4)
ems-authors (8)
good-fiction (9)
humor (5)
medical (9)
my-classics (12)
See all bookshelves »

Mike’s Friends (91)

Pamela Skjolsvik

583 books | 396 friends

Jan Moran

2 books | 6,110 friends

Author & Book Promotions

112 books | 4,789 friends

Barb Best

318 books | 1,215 friends

Dwayne Keller

7,666 books | 50 friends

Greg Yost

17 books | 57 friends

E.C. Stilson

203 books | 4,377 friends

Robin

239 books | 18 friends

More friends…

Mike Cyra

Goodreads Author

Born

The United States

Website

http://home.earthlink.net/~medicalhumor/mikecyra

Twitter

mikecyra

Genre

Nonfiction, Humor, Health, Mind & Body

Member Since

March 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/mikecyra

edit data

Author Mike Cyra spent twenty-years working in Emergency Medical Services and Surgery as an Emergency Medical Technician, a Chief Medical Officer on a ship sailing Alaska’s violent Bering Sea, a Surgical Technologist and an Instructor of Maritime Emergency Medicine and Basic Life Support.

Mike Cyra’s debut eBook-Emergency Laughter: It Wasn't Funny When It Happened, But It Is Now, is a collection of hilarious real-life medical stories.

Mike’s comedic storytelling style of writing lets you experience what it’s like to drive an emergency vehicle through traffic, the wrong way to deliver a baby, How to fake unconsciousness, how not to chop all your fingers off and what to do when you find yourself alone in a morgue refrigerator.
Stare death in t ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Mike Cyra questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Mike Cyra’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 1,431 ratings · 78 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Emergency Laughter: It Wasn't Funny When It Happened, But it is Now! 3.77 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emergency Laughter: Stories of Humor Inside Ambulances and Operating Rooms 4.10 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Funny Major Medical by Linton Robinson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Karla Telega (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Barb Best (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Little Angels: When A Child Drowns 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[(My Funny Major Medical)] [Edited by Linton Robinson ] published on (October, 2012) by Ernie Witham, Linton Robinson (Goodreads Author), E. Mitchell 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Mike Cyra…

4 posts
Mike Cyra's Blog

Altitude Means Time & Time Means Life

A student skydiver asked his Jumpmaster, "If my main parachute doesn't open, how long do I have to open my reserve parachute?"

The Jumpmaster smiled, "The rest of your life."

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on January 27, 2013 11:05 • Tags: emergency-laughter, fear, life, nonfiction, planes, skydiving, students

View all 4 posts »

Mike’s Quotes

“It's better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear.”
― Michael Crichton

748 likes

recent posts
Mike’s Groups

Writing With My Colored Pencil (For writers of humor fiction, stand-up and general comedy) — 83 members — last activity Nov 05, 2015 07:41AM
We're discussing writing techniques specifically for comedy/humour writers, from stand-up to sitcoms, to greeting cards to better grafitti on bathroom ...more

History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction — 1556 members — last activity Oct 10, 2026 06:27PM
Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past

UK Amazon Kindle Forum — 6729 members — last activity Oct 15, 2026 10:41PM
Where every hour is happy hour.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 344521 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Ask Mary Roach - Wednesday, April 10th! — 494 members — last activity Sep 19, 2022 12:25PM
Join us on Wednesday, April 10th for a special discussion with author Mary Roach! Mary will be discussing her work, including her most recent book Gul ...more

More of Mike’s groups…

Mike’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.