Monthly Archives: March 2015

Survival Medicine Hour: Surviving Fires, Making Normal Saline, Wound Decisions, More

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Surviving A House Fire

As I write this, a four-story building in New York City is reported to have[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Open Wound Care, Expiration Dates, Tomatoes

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss expiration[Read More]

The Fist Bump Initiative

For eons, humans have used the handshake to indicate a friendly greeting. In modern times,[Read More]

Health Benefits of Tomatoes

A vegetable “survival” garden isn’t a vegetable garden without some nice tomato plants, but is[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Whooping Cough, Stab Wounds, Europe

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Allergy or Side Effect?

A medical caregiver has many responsibilities in a disaster. Everyone knows that their duty is[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Rubella, Immunity, Glen Tate of 299 Days

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD, and[Read More]

Anaphylactic Shock In Austere Settings

In a disaster or any other situation that leaves us off the grid, we will[Read More]