Babe, Freepmail me if you want to talk about medical training. I agree with Kart that having that training makes you a valuable asset if TSHTF.
Having that knowledge can save yourself and others: I’ve told about this situation before: When Hurricane Ike came through, the regional hospital here lost power with the rest of us and THEIR GENERATOR DID NOT COME ON. Critical patients had to be taken to San Antonio, a five hour trip. If something happened to you during the 5 days without power, you were not going to get medical care.
Plus, cell phones and walk around house phones did not work. You couldn’t call 911 if you or someone in your family needed care. Ambulances were not going anywhere since no one could call 911. The only exception to that was if a person had an old type phone that plugged directly into the wall. In that case you could phone someone in the area that also had that type phone or you could call outside the hurricane area.
The bottom line, is, when power goes out, you can’t depend on ANYTHING working - not even your hospital.
That is the reason I still write out a monthly check to the landline phone company. It's not for fun and convenience but insurance that we've needed at least twice a year.