lifesaving

Tells the story of Ida Lewis, a woman who began tending the Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island, at the age of fifteen in 1857 after her father had a stroke, and is credited with saving at least eighteen lives during her forty years of service.

Offers teens an overview of lifesaving techniques, explaining airway management and CPR and providing information on treating wounds, bleeding, broken bones, poisoning, burns, and heat and cold emergencies.

Text and photographs introduce readers to characteristics of firefighting, describing the necessary skills required by firefighters.

Provides an in-depth look at the history and changing missions of the United States Coast Guard as journalist David Helvarg shares his experiences while spending two years with these brave men and women. Covers life at the academy, various rescue missions, and their current guarding of the Iraqi oil terminals.

When Jim falls through the ice on a lake in Canada, his two dogs try to rescue him.

Ten accounts concerning animals who have saved the lives of people.

Discusses the origins of search-and-rescue swimming in the 1980s, its application during Hurricane Katrina, the extensive training required to work in the field, and the lessons learned from various rescue operations in the civilian and military sectors, and includes a glossary.

In 1880, forced to work with his uncle at a lifesaving station on Cape Cod, sixteen-year-old Daniel finds himself maturing as he encounters unexpected comradeship, challenges, and danger.

In the late nineteenth century, twelve-year-old Rhoda investigates her suspicion that a wrecker may be luring ships to their destruction on the Virginia barrier island where her father is keeper of a U.S. Lifesaving Station.