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AEDs 34
airway kit 33
ambulance 31, 32, 44
Armentrout, Nick 7, 11
cardiac care 8-9, 34-35, 42
danger to paramedics 22-23, 38-39
Davis, Rich 7, 8-9, 11, 22, 28, 38, 41, 42, 44
EMT 14, 15, 16-17, 18-19
gurney 16, 32, 36, 38
Hurricane Katrina 28
National Association of Emergency
Medical Tehnicians 24
patient 8, 16, 23, 25, 34-35, 36
Satterwhite, Rachel 24
specialized training 26-27
statistics, salary 18
statistics, women in field 25
Stokes basket 37
training 14-15, 16-17, 18-19
trauma kit 33
Wilt, Shaun 42
Winters, Kristen 23
Dreamstime.com: CandyBox 9, 12 ; Photographerlondon 10; Hrlumanog 17; Wellphotos 20; Leaf 24; Tyler Olsen 37;
Eric Isaacs 6, 30, 35, 40, 43, 44; Newscom: Walter Michot/ICT 23
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Photo Credits
James Buckley Jr. has written more than 100 books for young readers on a wide range of topics, including sports,
history, science, nature, animals, biographies, and much more. He would like to thank Rich Davis, a Santa Barbara
paramedic, for his assistance in creating this book.
About the Author