Ride in the back of the ambulance with Sherry Jones Mayo
Share the innermost feelings of emergency services workers as they
encountertrauma, tragedy, redemption, and even a little humor.
Sherry Jones Mayo has beenan Emergency Medical Technician,
Emergerncy Room Nurse, and an on-scene criticalincident debriefer
for Hurricane Katrina. Most people who have observed orexperienced
physical, mental or emotional crisis have single perspectives.
Thisbook allows readers to stand on both sides of the gurney; it
details a progressionfrom innocence to enlightened caregiver to
burnout, glimpsing into each stage personallyand professionally.
Emergency Service Professionals Praise "Confessions of a Trauma
Junkie"
"A must read for those who choose to subject themselves to life at
its best and atits worst. Sherry offers insight in the Emergency
Response business that most peoplecannot imagine."
--Maj Gen Richard L. Bowling, former Commanding General, USAF
Auxiliary (CAP)
"Sherry Mayo shares experiences and unique personal insights of
first responders.Told with poetry, sensitivity and a touch of humor
at times, all are real, providingviews into realities EMTs, Nurses,
and other first responders encounter. Recommendedreading for anyone
working with trauma, crises, critical incidents in anyprofession."
-- George W. Doherty, MS, LPC, President Rocky Mountain Region
Disaster Mental Health Institute
"Sherry has captured the essence of working with people who have
witnessedtrauma. It made me cry, it made me laugh, it helped me to
understand differentlythe work of our Emergency Services Personnel.
I consider this a 'MUST READ' forall of us who wish to be helpful
to those who work in these professions."
--Dennis Potter, LMSW, CAAC, FAAETS, ICISF Instructor
"Confessions of a Trauma Junkie is an honest, powerful, and moving
account ofthe emotional realities of helping others Sherry Mayo
gives us a privileged lookinto the healing professions she knows
firsthand. The importance of peer supportis beautifully
illustrated. This book will deepen the readers respect for those
whoserve."
--Victor Welzant, PsyD, Director of Education and Training, The
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc
Learn more at www.SherryJonesMayo.com
Available in trade paper, hardcover, and eBook formats
From the Reflections of America Series
Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com
MED003010 Medical: Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical
Services
BIO017520 Biography & Autobiography: Medical - General
PSY022040 Psychology: Psychopathology - Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder
General
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