Number 09: Cardiac Arrest

by Harry Colfer

One in a series of humorous short stories about Jonothan Byrne, an Intensive Care Paramedic responding to emergencies in Brisbane, Australia (3,625 words). The books can be read in any order as the number in the title refers to the codes used to dispatch
Jono finds himself assigned to a Royal Flying Doctor Service pickup from the airport that turns out to be just another taxi job. Rather than getting frustrated, he takes his girlfriend’s advice and puts his brain into park, just as another crew calls for assistance...

14 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2017

About the author

Harry Colfer is the pseudonym of a critical care paramedic who lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. Although his stories are totally fictional, his writing style is very realistic and he maintains a healthy level of paranoia with respect to his anonymity.

Other than the Ambo Tales From The Frontline series, he has written two full length novels featuring the same characters, a murder mystery, Dead Regular, and the thriller sequel, Beneath Contempt. He is currently writing the third novel in the Jono series, High Acuity, with the fourth and final book existing only as ideas, notes, and a title, Show Cause.

Reviews

[Petra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read a fair few of Harry Colfer short stories and have loved every one of them. They're fast paced and very funny. This author is talented with plenty of quick witted antidotes. I believe his aim is to write one story per code. His stories are based on fact but presented as fiction. Harry has a real talent for description. The fact that his charters and the scenes come fully to life and in such a short read, is amazing. Great funny read.