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  1. I took a month long WEMT course and became I licensed EMT for the state of NH. While I think a FR/EMT course is great general knowledge for life, skydiving and particularly BASE jumping in remote locations where licensed medical assistance may not be readily available, I would highly advise looking into your local Good Samaritan Laws. Those laws may not always hold up in court and you may become liable if you do harm even with the best intentions and implied consent (unconcious patient) if you are not licensed in your particular state to practice medicine. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in these days and something to be aware of. I think the best information you will gather from one of these courses in most skydiving accidents is what not to do. Most natural responses from people without medical training and the injured skydivers will likely make the situation worse.