Full Description
Wild Rescues is a fast-paced, firsthand glimpse into the exciting lives of paramedics who work with the National Park Service: a unique brand of park rangers who respond to medical and traumatic emergencies in some of the most isolated and rugged parts of America. In 2014, Kevin Grange left his job as a paramedic in Los Angeles to work in a response area with 2.2 million acres: Yellowstone National Park. Seeking a break from city life and urban EMS, he wanted to experience pure nature, fulfill his dream of working for the National Park Service, and take a crash-course in wilderness medicine. Between calls, Grange reflects upon the democratic ideal of the National Park mission, the beauty of the land, and the many threats facing it. With visitation rising, budgets shrinking, and people loving our parks to death, he realized that—along with the health of his patients—he was also fighting for the life of "America's Best Idea."
Contents
Author's Note
Prologue: Return of Spontaneous Circulation
Part I: Yellowstone
1: The Definition of Insanity
2: Land of Large Carnivores
3: The World's First National Park
4: Onboarding
5: A Call in the Wild
6: Alone on the Ambulance
7: Concessionaire Craziness
8: Bucket List
9: Job Security
10: Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
11: Be on the Lookout
12: Sink or Swim
Part II: Yosemite
13: The Other "Y" Park
14: Lug Nut Rule
15: Thinking Outside the Box
16: Scope of Practice
17: Frequent Flyers
18: Meditation at Gunpoint
19: Somebody's Worst Day
20: You Can't Make This Stuff Up
21: Swiss Cheese and Silver Linings
Part III: Grand Teton
22: The Wildland-Urban Interface
23: Good Medicine in Bad Places
24: Gone Too Soon
25: My Darkest Hour
26: Something for the Pain
27: The Call of the Summer
Epilogue: Wildfire
