Need to get into that training.

[St.Michael]

I may be attending the fire academy actually. Which is ironic because I posted this and got the call shortly after. Either way I gotta do something

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[Violator]

Already good advice given and I agree. Start with the EMT basic or first responder stuff. If there is someone local that does TCCC courses then hit that up as well. I don't know your locale but in the Louisville, KY area I know of at least one guy who does a solid training course (T3C).

[JaxShooter]

In an urban environment I don't think it's necessary to learn more than the basics. Help is a phone call and usually just minutes away. I lead group hikes into the woods so I'm wilderness first aid certified and looking to upgrade to first responder next year. It's a little different because it's geared towards dealing with scenarios that occur an hour or more away from standard pre-hospital care. Of course it doesn't deal with GSWs etc.

[FL2011]

I agree with the others, start with the basics. Contact your local Red Cross group or American heart group and find a first aid course and/or wilderness first aid course. Can also call your local emergency management dept and ask about CERT training.

For a lay person I don't see really any advantage doing much more than that. Certainly wouldn't recommend EMT/medic courses unless of course you will be working or volunteering in the capacity which it sounds like you may end doing as a firefighter.

Even knowing what I know I honestly wouldn't be that useful outside a hospital, though I guess if the equipment/supplies were around I could secure an airway and needle a chest but there wouldn't be much more to do than trying to control bleeding while getting to definitive help.

[srsbiz]

Thanks for the links. some good reading...

ARC or AHA first aid, traveling short GSW/BOK use classes, first aid/CERT training through your local fire/EMS and disaster management folks, First Responder or EMT via the same or at a local ed institution. Start at the bottom and work your way up. The most critical lifesaving skills are the simplest to learn and easiest to master.

Oh, and read these threads and the links within...

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...dical-training
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...raining-to-you
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...edical-classes
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...-For-Civilians

[St.Michael]

Im actually looking into school right now to go get my paramedic and fireschool done

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