Rising Above: My Memoirs as a Flight Medic

by Chuck Bice

When a former coach decides to become a flight medic, nothing can prepare him for the wild adventure of responding to medical emergencies. His real-life stories about the heroic efforts of EMS workers put you right on the scene in the midst of unbelievably dangerous and difficult situations. Some of his memories are laugh-out-loud recollections about the absurd side of human nature, and some will bring you to tears. Most of all, you’ll be inspired to “rise above” your own life’s challenges.

Genres: Nonfiction

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 29, 2019

Reviews

[AK H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the format and stories

Really enjoyed this book, as someone who 1) has an interest in aviation in general 2) is in a health related uniformed service and 3) doesn't have a lot patience for books which aren't immediately engaging, Chuck's book was very entertaining. I also live near Dallas so that added relevant to me context. The series of short stories makes for easy reading, and they're so compelling. Some funny, some indescribably tragic, but all very honest. Definitely worth a read!

[Liralen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay writing but I would have loved the chapters in here to be longer—often they're more anecdote than story, with chapters as short as three paragraphs. We have a lot of 'situation' here but not nearly as much 'story'. Part of that is probably because Bice didn't have reason at the time to follow up on cases and find out what had happened and why, so he wouldn't (I imagine) necessarily have more information on what happened or how things turned out, unless he'd asked at the time (and remembered). But even without that, I could have used a bit more 'here's what I learned from this situation' and a bit less 'my coworkers weren't so smart'. I do always enjoy the ins and outs of medical memoir, and working with helicopters adds an extra layer.

Rounded down rather than up because I'm not here for jokes in which the punchline is 'haha somebody insulted him by calling him gay!!'

[Aleta Proffitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't put it fown

A quick, fascinating read. Simple but elegant writing. If you don't know the value of your emergency personnel,read this
Excellent

[Jaimie Flack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting behind the scenes perspective. Satisfies the curious mind to an extent. Does use some mild profanity unfortunately but not surprisingly.