getting ready for ???

[Ohio FAL]

I have been reading on several forums of people getting ready for who know's what. Several are stocking medical supplies "just in case" and my question is this. Having the supplies is good, do you know how to use them? What is the proper way to open a sterile pack of 4X4 and place it on the wound, how do you then secure the wound? What is the proper way to take off and dispose of your rubber gloves safely? Get the picture? Supplies are good, training is better. Years ago I recieved medical training and still remember a great deal of it. Can do an I.V. if needed and suture. Better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it. If you are not trained, check with the local red cross or community college. Take the EMT course and save a life.
Sam

[brownknees]

Amen to that one!
Training beats hardware every time!
Only practice keeps training current.
Fortunately as a "first responder" I get all that good training (with audits & refreshers) at work.
Every time I go there's something new, or different.

[mosbysmen]

i have gotten a lot of free first aid training from my job just for voulnteering for it .
i got a lot of free training on advanced first aid stuff by going to survivalist campouts.
first we practice stiching up chickens ,then we barbque them .
one of my good friends is a med tech and his wife is a nurse , if it hits the fan they are comming to my place.