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."

 

This book is part of a book series called People At Work .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Evans Publishing Group .