Monthly Archives: January 2017

Survival Medicine Hour: Expiration Dates, Face Masks, More

This episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, with your hosts, Joe Alton, MD aka Dr.[Read More]

Video: Surviving a Building Fire

Joe Alton, MD’s latest video discusses some tragic building fires, especially in public venues. He[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia Pt. 3, Frostbite, Winter Hazards

The Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones and Amy Alton, ARNP,[Read More]

Video: Cold Prevention Myths and Facts

In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses some common misconceptions about colds[Read More]

Car Survival in Winter

It’s predicted to be another harsh winter and, for most in the U.S., this means[Read More]

Dang, It’s Cold! Treating and Preventing Hypothermia

This winter has already seen deadly cold snaps where people have found themselves at the[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Pt. 2, Avalanches, Blizzard Survival

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton: Bees are[Read More]

Video: Norovirus, the Stomach Flu

In this video, Joe Alton, MD discusses a recent experience with the stomach flu on[Read More]

Choosing Sutures

As we go around the country teaching the art of suturing pig’s feet to aspiring[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Nightclub Terror

It’s January, and a cold blast from the North is hitting parts of the Deep[Read More]

Video: Vehicular Terror

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD discusses the wave of[Read More]