Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human View Post
You're assuming one thing....

Time.

We normally take someone from a basic first aid level of training to combat lifesaver (Iv's, advanced stabilization, wound treatment beyond first aid) in about 5-10 days. Normally it's done in that timespan due to operational needs.


As far as the ER goes, if you find me an ER which will take non-medical specialty trained soldiers and let them into the ER for hands on treatment training, you're on. Somehow I sincerely doubt that either the general public or the insurance companies would ever let that happen.
I'm not assuming anything. I'm not sure what you mean by that. As I stated in my previous post, poor planning from the beginning. And the pigs are the victims - this time.

What about putting them in one of the medical units in Iraq - or Afghanistan - or the hospital in Germany? But then they would be practicing on the poor servicemen and women who are injured - again the result of poor planning.

BTW - who is "we"?