Ironraven, your assesment is about right.

Well, you can start your training as a nurse when you're 16 in Holland.
In takes 4 years, and you spent a lot of this on work-practices. During those, you are supervised by a qualified nurse and get basic training in school, but you'll be encouraged to learn and preform new prodedures. So you will learn on the job.
And you can aks for aditional specific subjects that you want to train for. I chose technical/medical subjects.

My position is that in isn't a good idea for some A.L.S PRODUCTS to be sold in FIRST-AID KITS. And especially not from the anonymous internet because the retailers and manufacturers can't know if the person know's what to do with it.

A good idea would be: Only be able to buy basic FAK's on the internet and a special store for those that are interested in additional equipment. (A.L.S. or other)

Another question: what do you think is A.L.S. equipment and what can be listed as B.L.S./ First-aid?

My idea is that A.L.S. equipment is upgrade stuff for maintaining the ABC and D.
That means in my case: Ambu-bag, Blood-pressure meter, IV's, oral airways, o2, c-collar, and some common meds. And some basic surgical stuff.

I don't carry ET Tubes, defibrilators, Epi and all that. Those item's I believe are in the category A.T.L.S. , very hard to get and very, very expensive.