Reminiscences of Jay Swithers : oral history, 2001-2005.

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Reminiscences of Jay Swithers : oral history, 2001-2005.

Background: born Brooklyn September 11, 1961; career: paramedic Lutheran Medical Center Bay Ridge and Bravo Volunteer Ambulance, urban search and rescue work, captain of Emergency Medical Services Fire Department of New York; reminiscences of early paramedic work at Harlem Hospital; 9/11: witnessing smoke from Brooklyn Bridge, triage work at World Trade Center, collapse of towers, caught in debris, injuries to self and others, shelter in loading dock at second collapse; post-9/11: recovery worker solidarity, success in recovering a survivor, security concerns, medical support to police and firefighters, sensory distortion, loss of friends, concerns about preparedness for future attack and collateral damage of war.

transcript: 306 p.sound recordings: 6 sound discs (149, 105, 126 min.) : digital ; 3 in.sound recording: 1 sound disc (113 min.) : digital.

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Captain, Emergency Medical Service. From the description of Reminiscences of Jay Swithers : oral history, 2001-2005. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 269259497 ...