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Thank you. I looked at those schools and they really look like what I need. I think even if I just get the first aid training, the wilderness training to add to it will be a must. Thanks for the help everyone.

Another questions: I know this would vary by location, but in general, what could I expect in terms of cost/time for each level of EMS certification? Blake

Teaching proper hydration is definitely a priority. Every class I've ever been to stresses proper hydration and we plan to do the same. I'm just trying to plan for the "what if's." For example, I once became sick in the field and started vomiting and had diarrhea. I had been drinking plenty...

I could be wrong, but from my vantage point, one of the main medical factors that I will have to be concerned with is dehydration. That is why I want to be certified to administer IV's. A lot of people are telling me that I just need EMT-B and a paramedic friend of mine is saying I just need...

I'll have to talk to my buddy some more before I can give any final insight to our goals. I'm not even sure if he will want to focus more on primitive, modern, or military techniques. I think we're planning to start on woodland survival and move eventually to desert if that helps. I'll play...

I am in the preliminary stages of planning a survival school with a friend (we would start as much as 7 years out). One of the things I would like to happen before we take other people out is for at least one of us to be medically qualified to handle situations that might come up. I know CLS...