>> I think everyone in that gang needs trauma level first aid skills... <<
Need, yes. Have the potential to develop, not so much. Most people can learn basic first aid, many can learn intermediate, but beyond that it bottlenecks quickly. There are a lot of skills and traits that go into becoming a good patcher or paramedic, and not everyone has them. Especially, they don't tend to appear in the same person with good martial skills, which is why combat medics or healers are so rare. A gang is lucky if they can find one person who wants to be in a gang and also patch up injuries. Cas really joined the gang by happenstance, rather than from being a wild thing. His nurturing personality is well suited to first aid, and I'll bet he hustles Molly about more training and equipment.
The other members ... well, all the sex workers have gotten some training in things like "what to do if your client has a heart attack" and "how to handle a skin flap injury from slipping in harness," etc. How far each went would depend on both their personality and how many adventurous services they offer. The others? You could probably talk Boss Blaster into "how to handle a crush injury" because he crawls under cars with other people. Cas is going to ask about how to handle gunshot trauma, and the basics of that are lifesaving things that most people can learn -- cops and soldiers often carry a hyperlight kit for that. I could see Cas and Boss Blaster getting Molly to offer that training to everyone who wants it. But it's advanced enough that it needs to be voluntary.
>> And it wouldn't hurt to start Hali on Bom Bom Bunny level emergency skills. <<
Cas has probably started her on the Bom Bom Bunny stuff like keeping still or screaming. She's not quite old enough for run like a rabbit yet.
I do have in mind a scene for Simon teaching Dairinne falling skills, and asking Cas if Hali wants to play.
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Date: 2021-06-19 07:47 pm (UTC)Need, yes. Have the potential to develop, not so much. Most people can learn basic first aid, many can learn intermediate, but beyond that it bottlenecks quickly. There are a lot of skills and traits that go into becoming a good patcher or paramedic, and not everyone has them. Especially, they don't tend to appear in the same person with good martial skills, which is why combat medics or healers are so rare. A gang is lucky if they can find one person who wants to be in a gang and also patch up injuries. Cas really joined the gang by happenstance, rather than from being a wild thing. His nurturing personality is well suited to first aid, and I'll bet he hustles Molly about more training and equipment.
The other members ... well, all the sex workers have gotten some training in things like "what to do if your client has a heart attack" and "how to handle a skin flap injury from slipping in harness," etc. How far each went would depend on both their personality and how many adventurous services they offer. The others? You could probably talk Boss Blaster into "how to handle a crush injury" because he crawls under cars with other people. Cas is going to ask about how to handle gunshot trauma, and the basics of that are lifesaving things that most people can learn -- cops and soldiers often carry a hyperlight kit for that. I could see Cas and Boss Blaster getting Molly to offer that training to everyone who wants it. But it's advanced enough that it needs to be voluntary.
>> And it wouldn't hurt to start Hali on Bom Bom Bunny level emergency skills. <<
Cas has probably started her on the Bom Bom Bunny stuff like keeping still or screaming. She's not quite old enough for run like a rabbit yet.
I do have in mind a scene for Simon teaching Dairinne falling skills, and asking Cas if Hali wants to play.