They see more human tragedy in one week than most people see in a lifetime. Their split-second decisions can mean the difference between life or death. And every day, they give everything they’ve got — courage, commitment, and compassion.

EMS professional Donna Theisen has gathered the most horrifying, heartbreaking, and sometimes humorous stories from paramedics and emergency medical technicians across America. In their own words, they share what it’s like to be on the front lines of emergency rescue-to bring a child back from the edge of death; to be the first on the scene of a gruesome auto accident; to risk their own lives on dangerous wilderness rescues and in rough inner-city neighborhoods.

Told in dramatic and compelling detail, Angels of Emergency takes you into the world of the people who fight death every day — with their skills and their hearts.

Includes dramatic stories from the first response team at the Oklahoma City bombing.

Feel …
 … the fear of trying to free a trapped motorist as a mountain of floodwater hurtles toward you.
 … the desperation of trying to save a man who’s literally been scalped by a giant grizzly bear.
 … the heartbreak of holding a dead child in your arms.
 … the horror of seeing a car accident victim impaled by a metal fence.
 … the humor of performing mouth-to-snout resuscitation on an unconscious springer spaniel.
 … the joy of giving an elderly heart attack victim another Christmas with her grandchildren.