John put his cup down carefully and scanned the cover of the book briefly, reaching out to examine it a little more carefully.
"Well, to be honest, there's a volume of medical knowledge that you just won't pick up in less than a year," he explained. "Basic emergency responders need a great and a half of training, and their job is to stabilise and get you to a hospital. First aid is definitely a start, but I get the feeling if you need much more than that in the arena you might as well count yourself out unless you can get a sponsor to help you."