num_pages: 246
description: This time-saving reference offers practical information on 15 types of emergency professionals and their experiences, featuring chapters that focus on specific professions, such as dispatchers, dog handlers, forest and park rangers, firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, ER personnel and more; complete profiles of each occupation - job descriptions, qualifications, required skills, necessary equipment, special risks and jargon; charts, lists, sidebars and sample scenarios that help you save time and get the information right; medications and equipment commonly used at emergency scenes - from what they do, to exactly how they are administered; and a detailed glossary of emergency injuries and illnesses and how they are treated.
language: English
title: Lights & Sirens: A Writer's Guide to Emergency Rescue Professions
titlecomplete: Lights & Sirens: A Writer's Guide to Emergency Rescue Professions
genres: Writing
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Writers Digest Books