Describes what an ambulance is, its parts, and how it is used.

"Ambulances make lots of noise and have flashing lights, but they also help people. Full-color photographs and easy text give young readers a front-row seat into these life-saving vehicles." --publisher's website

"Come to the rescue with an awesome ambulance, flashing fire engine, patrolling police car, and the animal crew in this big book of emergency vehicles. Zippy wordplay and zappy art make learning about rescue vehicle fun!" --back cover

Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive.

In Trauma Junkie, readers accompany veteran flight nurse Janice Hudson as she races in response to emergency calls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her workplace is a cramped California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR) helicopter in which medical personnel try to fix the human carnage wrought by shootings, accidents and natural disasters. In this new and expanded edition, Hudson updates readers on how she and her colleagues have fared since moving...

"Get to know four things that go in this chunky board book with sliders. Then make tracks as you trace each emergency vehicle along the roads" --Back cover.