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BiographyPeter Canning has been a full-time paramedic in the Greater Hartford area since January of 1995. His first book Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine details his journey from speechwriter for the Governor of Connecticut to caregiver on the city streets. Rescue 471: A Paramedic's Stories is the sequel.
A graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop, Canning attended the Phillips Exeter Academy and the University of Virgina. He has worked many jobs in his life: tennis instructor, aide to United States Senator, taxi driver, meatpacker, line cook, telephone solicitor, book and movie reviewer, factory worker, health department administrator, speechwriter and political campaign director before finding his place in life as a paramedic. Canning is currently at work revising a novel about EMS. A lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox, he lives in West Hartford, Connecticut. *** Latest news can be found by clicking "News" on the banner above. *** For links to purchase books, click on books at right. *** Weekly EMS stories can be found posted at the link below. |
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