emergency medical technicians

A guide for people considering a career as an emergency medical technician, discussing the specifics of the job; providing information about pay scales, training programs, and other topics; and including advice on financial aid, securing a job, and succeeding in the profession.

Describes the dangerous work done by first responders--teams that include the police, fire department, emergency medical services, and ambulances, discussing the training needed to do the job, and looking at how rescue operations work.

Explains what emergency workers are, introduces different types of emergency workers, and looks at how they respond to various situations.

Profiles thirty-three women who showed themselves to be heroes at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, including police officers, firefighters, doctors, and emergency medical technicians.

Trapped inside a collapsing building after a tornado rips through Detroit, Yellowjacket Gordon McKittrick uses his medical training to help the survivors and save them from disaster as the building's basement begins to flood.

Presents information on emergency medical technicians, EMTs, and describes what they do, how they are trained, what equipment they use, and how the job has changed over time.

Describes the appearance, special equipment, and purposes of ambulances, discussing the people who work inside them.

In the aftermath of a tragedy, two eighteen-year-olds, Seth and Jenna, join a volunteer emergency services squad in their community as a way of coping with grief and regret.

Examines the history of paramedics, discusses the steps a paramedic takes in an emergency, tells the stories of some amazing rescues, and looks at the characteristics of a good paramedic.