I would start out with either the Red Cross or American Heart Association's CPR class coupled with a general first aid or First Responder class. You'll learn the basics of patient assessment and managment, airway, hemmorhage control, and splinting. It'll be enough for most people not directly involved in EMS or heathcare. If you want to go further, EMT-Basic -Intermediate and -Paramedic classes are always available, but are more time consuming and costly if you're not associated with a department that's willing to pay for it.
WEMT is a good class, but I highly recommend those who are interested take an EMT-B class first. You get the basic building blocks in -B class, and build from there. For example...if you don't know what traction is and what/why it's used, learning to make a traction splint out of branch and a belt won't do you much good.
As with any course of learning, one must master the basics and understand the foundational concepts before moving on to more advanced care methods and theories.
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