I'm still catching on to these category things, so I'm giving each entry a "category" number and trying to remember what that means. Today's category means I'm supposed to give some of the background related to my research for novels, articles, etc.
Today, however, I'm going to cheat again. Instead of starting with the Vancouver fire of 1886, which is the setting for my juvenile historical novel, I'm going to mention an idea I've had for many years. It relates to the last subheading for this category, first aid.
Several years ago, I took an industrial first aid course, and renewed my certificate the following year but have done nothing with it since then. Actually, I'm very squeamish, and hope with all my heart that I never have to use the things I learned in those two courses. I am, however, really glad I have that know-how and wish just as fervently that everyone had it. My idea is, that if I were queen of the world, everyone would have first aid classes in school from kindergarten through grade twelve. Start with the simple stuff, of course, but by the time high schoolers were ready to graduate they'd be "almost-a-doctor". I think I heard, once upon a time, that there is an international competition for professional first aiders. Something like an Olympiad of first responders. I'd like to write the text books for some of these dream-courses, especially for the little kids. I'll leave it to professionals to write the top levels. And it's always changing--for example the new technique for giving CPR, which is better than the method I learned. Except, the old way is the right way (still) for infants, children, and drowning victims. Watch this category for more of this as I get into it.
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