Hi there EMT Life users,
I'm affiliated with Zombie Squad (ZS) as more than just a user and therefore thought I would take a second to respond to this thread.
As already mentioned, the ZS forum thread that started this thread on EMT Life is 2 years old. Also, the ZS forum post has been taken apart ad-nauseum and the original poster been given many, many pieces of advice.
Our forum is populated by individuals interested in preparedness. Some of these individuals believe survivalism and preparedness to be the same thing, others don't. And, while the forum uses a Zombies as a metaphor for preparedness (i.e. if you're prepared for zombies, you're prepared for anything), most users realize that the Zombies are just that, a metaphor.
What may have been lost in all the discussion both on this forum and over on the ZS forum is that there may be situations where EMS is unavailable. Clearly having supplies on-hand (appropriate to your level of training) is important. Just as having some stored water, food, flashlights and radios is important.
Like all forums, we've got our bright shining examples of great content and our fair share of not-so-great content. Either way, we value the opinion of our users and encourage discussion.
The ZS Forums could certainly benefit from a larger population of EMS professionals and I encourage those of you with even a remote interest in preparedness to visit our forums. Also, I encourage you to treat us with the same respect we'd treat you... to read before posting so as to get a sense of what we're all about.
I'm sure we can learn from each other.
-Jeff