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I'm gonna say this is the correct and perfect answer. @Cavedweller is either a physician, or very talented and thoughtful practitioner of some type.:It would be prudent for the average person to have completed a basic Red Cross first aid course and have a current CPR certification. Beyond that, unless required professionally, the average person is unlikely to ever use more advanced training, IMO.
ETA: Unless TEOTWAWKI happens, of course
There's also no reason to not teach ourI also think @papersoldier is correct. There is NO reason we can't teach this to every high school student. Should be a minimum, not something someone has to go out and seek and pay to get 40 (or whatever?) hours of training.
I used to be big into climbing and mountaineering, including a lot of solo trips. Now I shoot. High risk or higher risk activity brings with it the need to cover greater injuries, if they should happen.So I would say that what level of medical treatment a person knows , should depend on their circumstances / situation.
Andy
If the gov were there when Kentucky Ballistics 50 cal went boom…I don't think we'd have "just stick a thumb in it" t-shirts being hawked by Scott today.I said none. It's .gov's job.
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Now I have that stupid R.E.M. song stuck in my head.TEOTWAWKI
That's a darn good alternative reply. Between basic ARC training and later medical school, I did this crazy thing of going to Harvard and studying history and economics. Crazy me, what a waste of money.There's also no reason to not teach our
kids basic economics to the point that they understand that one, have to pay back their student loan, and two, never pay off their arts degree with the $15/hr job they'll get.
Terror and fear is how the country is run now days...That's a darn good alternative reply. Between basic ARC training and later medical school, I did this crazy thing of going to Harvard and studying history and economics. Crazy me, what a waste of money.
Basic economics is apparently about as rare as common sense these days. You just need to read the headlines about 10 minutes each morning to realize, almost no one gets that and there is a very, VERY thin line in the Senate keeping up from civilized society vs. 3rd world status. We are about to shift to the latter and it's terrifying.
Crud, now I am going to go loop it. Dang you. Real story - about 1987 my brother and I were bored, went to the 40 Watt club in Athens. Impressive, since I was in Tampa that morning. Didn't meet Peter Buck, but we met his brother.Now I have that stupid R.E.M. song stuck in my head.