Doom and Bloom (TM)

Hey, Preppers, Abscesses, sometimes known as Boils or Furuncles, are areas where an infection has caused an accumulation of pus. Pus is the debris left over from your body’s attempt to eliminate an infection; it consists of white and red blood cells, live and dead bacteria, and inflammatory fluid.  The most common bacterial culprits are [...]

Hey Preppers, Most people have, at some time of their life, run afoul of an ornery dog or cat.  Most animal bites will be puncture wounds; these will be relatively small but have the potential to cause dangerous infections.  Although many Preppers are wary of vaccines, it may be appropriate to make sure that everyone [...]

Hey Prepper  Nation,  Even with today’s modern medical technology, most of us can’t avoid the occasional  respiratory infection.  Without strict adherence to sanitary protocol, it would be very easy in a collapse situation for your entire community to come down with colds, sinusitis, influenza or even pneumonia.  Most respiratory infections are spread by viral particles, [...]

Honey, oh so yummy! I love honey, always have and always will. My love of honey has grown deeper as I discover all the wonderful properties it possesses. As my research into alternative natural remedies has progressed I find RAW honey mentioned in nearly every source I find, so I thought I would share some of that information [...]

Simple suturing There may come a time that you are faced with treating a laceration in a collapse situation. Our lives will be filled with tasks and chores we may have never, or rarely, performed such as chopping wood. The big question will be, “To stitch or not to stitch” the wound or laceration. There [...]