Emergency Medical/Dental/Etc. Training Available: great idea.

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I thought this might be of interest to people here. In looking for primitive medicine I came across a fellow who teaches ditch medicine (soldiers' field medicine) -- here is his description of this:

Medical Corps (that's us) teach people exactly what to do when the hospitals go away---even forever. Our students range from Nuns to Welders to Doctors. We teach Special Forces Medicine. All of it is hands-on and the school lasts for 3 days. At the class we also carry the type of Medical equipment you mentioned. Just a thought. If you want to prepare for anything, always prepare for a worse-case scenario and you will never be surprised. You will need suture, minor surg instruments, casting gear (plaster, padding, stockinette), bandages, medicines, extra food, drapes, books, etc.

They also provide info on sanitation, which according to my VFW friends is frankly one of the MOST important things to survival in a crowded, no/low-tech, no-hospital situation.

There'll be a class in NC TX (maybe Dallas... or around there) April 30/May 1-2 1999. I realize that since this costs it sounds like an advertisement, but these people have exactly the kind of knowledge that is damn hard to find anywhere else -- it's way more advanced than CPR, yet requires no formal schooling and is condensed into three pretty intensive days. I could use doctor/dentist/soldier teaching me in three days the most important things for emergency medicine when there's no hospitals available. I was looking everywhere for this kind of survival knowledge -- I've got a kid, and lots nearby, what if someone breaks a leg? We cry with them? I could use some real education. Maybe you could too. Sounds like their outfit might be willing to travel some if they had the interest in a certain area.

I have put the specs and contact info he sent me via email into the message below. I should mention just for the record, that I have been contacting and pursuing this fellow for knowledge -- he didn't advertise or seek me out to sell me anything.

MEDICAL CORPS Field Medical School April 30/May 1-2 1999 Dallas (sort of`maybe`-- Okay, somewhere in Texas)

CLASS OVERVIEW: Advanced Field and Family Preparedness Medicine

Field Medical School is unequaled when it comes to preparedness. The hands-on techniques are those used by Special Forces Units whose very job description requires independence in the field.

***This school is open to all Mothers, Fathers, Oil Workers, Hunters, Homesteaders, Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, EMTs, Fireman, Teachers, Home Schoolers` "With no prior-training requirements"

CURRICULUM: (Some of the class highlights)

Field Dentistry: Fillings, Broken Teeth, Abscesses, Extractions, Re-cementing Crowns, Denture Repair and more! The subject will be taught by Doctor Tom Loomis DD.

Fracture Management: Hands-on Casting, Diagnosing of fractures, Setting of fractures, and Placement of casts will be taught as well as other orthopedic subjects.

Wound Management and Field Surgery: Bandaging, Suturing, Incisions, Excisions, Debridement, Removal of Foreign Objects and more.

Field Sterilization: Sterilization techniques including use of a field-expedient autoclave.

Field Sanitation: How to manage sanitation in a field setting as well as disease control.

NBC: This class will cover the ABCs of NBC protection: Especially Biological Preparedness.

Pharmacy: What to do about medications and what to do with them.

Supplies: A limited amount of supplies will be offered for outfitting, including: Casting Supplies, Surgical Instruments, Lots of Suture, Glass Syringes, Stainless Steel Needles, Sterilizers, Survival Grade KI, Drapes, and other hard to get items.

Tuition Fee: $250.00 total. First come---first served. The $250.00 tuition covers everything except food and lodging.

**Because of our limited schedule, we at Medical Corps highly suggest that all interested parties take advantage of this class.**

Call Tim Craig at 972-720-2798 or 972-818-5826 and reserve a seat now. Or write: Medical Corps 45161 S.R. 821 Caldwell, OH 43724 740-732-5497

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), March 17, 1999

Answers

Hey, PJ...did you talk this guy into coming here? knowing you, I'd bet you did...great find! Why hasn't location been decided yet? Is he waiting to see where the most attendees are located?

-- Shelia (shelia@active-stream.com), March 17, 1999.

No, I can't take credit for that I'm afraid. He said one of the guys was looking for a place to hold it that he thought would work well for the setting, hadn't nailed down exactly where yet, so it could be outside Dallas for example, who knows, but it'll be near there. The guy hasn't said anything to me about advertising, planning, size, nothing, so I'm in the dark about how they work or whatever. I told him how I wished I could learn this stuff and he said well they had that class coming up near me. That's about the extent of what I know. Lu's going to go with me to the class...

PJ

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), March 17, 1999.


I know my daughter and I are interested. She's got four children to care for.

-- Shelia (shelia@active-stream.com), March 17, 1999.

PJ Do you have any good primitive medicine links. Just getting started on building my medical library and hope to get a lot fo information off the net before purchasing books.

-- Linda A. (adahi@muhlon.com), March 17, 1999.

P.J. Great practical preparation.For anybody in UK,may I suggest contacting your Local Ambulance Service.Ours in the West of England run a)4 day courses called First Aid at Work covering most situations or b)can provide personalised intensive courses over 2 days. There is always the Red Cross but I was sold on the idea that the best training comes from the Professionals !

-- Chris (griffen@globalnet.co.uk), March 17, 1999.


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