If you are easily offended, don't like gallows humor, and are prone to throwing up, don't read this book. Everyone else should check this book out. Kevin Hazzard has the best war stories and I thoroughly enjoyed them. But it isn't all blood and guts and broken bones poking out of the skin, the books also pose good existential questions regarding our careers. I am not a paramedic, but this book still made me question my own career choices. This book also explores life in drug-addicted communities and the healthcare system. And Hazzard has awesome stories.