Now this is what I’m talking about. How many people think of skill as a barter commodity. I don’t think about it because I am one of those people that God blessed with the only skill I have: If it’s man made, I can fix the damn thing. I have no other talent save mechanical aptitude. And to tell the truth, its such a part of me that I never considered it as a barter commodity. Thanks for reminding me of that.
EMT? Wow, now that’s a training that I think I will definitely look into. I can stitch up critters really well, and I can do a half decent job on people in SOME cases. I would feel a whole lot better knowing more about the science behind it. And sewing someone shut is only a fraction of what needs to be known.
Again, thanks for the tip.
My daughter took the EMT class and was a volunteer EMT for a while. From a survivalist perspective, the problem with EMT training is that it trains you to be an EMT: somebody who will have access to the full stocks and equipment of an ambulance, has radio contact with a real doctor, and who only has to keep a person alive for the 10 to 30 minutes it takes to get to a fully-equipped hospital ER. It would be better to take a course on how to be an Army medic, but such was not offered at our college.
I DID take a course on blacksmithing, though, and can work iron and steel into useful shapes using a coal furnace and bellows. Other useful courses for somebody whose bent is fixing things, would be auto repair, electrical, welding, and a number of other useful skills.