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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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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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).
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.
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.
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