People at Work in Mountain Rescue (People at Work S.) - Hardcover

Fox, Deborah

9780237518264: People at Work in Mountain Rescue (People at Work S.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0237518260 ISBN 13: 9780237518264

Publisher: Evans Brothers Ltd, 1998

What sort of training do you need to become a member of a mountain rescue team? Do you know what a "box splint" is and a "transeiver"? How long does it take to train a search and rescue dog? People at Work in Mountain Rescue provides the answers to these questions as it follows several rescues through the eyes of a central character, the mountain rescue team leader. The book includes quotations from many of the team members. Factboxes highlight some of the equipment the members use and the training they undergo . The author Deborah Fox has worked in children's publishing for a number of years, speacialising in non-fiction.

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Synopsis:

Short magazine style interviews with people who work in a rescue team are presented in this book, which is one of a series which deals with the world of work in a wide range of services and industries. It provides a focus for literacy work on reportage and newspaper-style writing.

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