Emergency 999! Ambulance

Medical emergency? Dial 999! Just what happens when you dial 999? Get behind the wheel of an ambulance as it rushes to the aid of people in distress. Carrying trained paramedics and life-saving equipment, the ambulance is on its way! Learn how emergency calls are answered by call handlers who are specially trained to give first aid instructions over the phone. Find out how paramedics dress wounds, give injections and give life support to keep patients breathing. Take a look at the special equipment that the ambulance carries – and follow it as it races to an emergency call-out, helping a boy who has had an asthma attack! Perfect for fact-hungry readers, this colourful and dramatic book is stuffed with information and interesting tidbits, giving a thorough insight into what the ambulance service does. Face-to-face panels look closely at the daily experiences of staff, while tips on how to respond to an emergency will teach children valuable life-saving skills.