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  • Bear Encounters

    7 Nov 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    The Great Outdoors is a place of beauty and wonder, but there are dangers as well. In encounters [...]

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    Dengue Fever in the U.S.

    26 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Dengue Fever in the U.S.

    LOCAL TRANSMISSION OF DENGUE FEVER Image by Mayo Clinic Down here in South Florida, we get [...]

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    Video: Animal Bites, Pt. 4: Rabies

    31 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Animal Bites, Pt. 4: Rabies

    The risk of infection exists whenever a violent encounter occurs between animal and human. Diseases[...]

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    Video: Animal Bites, Pt. 3: Treatment

    24 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Animal Bites, Pt. 3: Treatment

    Whether you're bitten by a mouse or a mountain lion, you need to know how to treat the wound and [...]

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    Video: Animal Bites, Pt.2: Wildlife

    19 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Animal Bites, Pt.2: Wildlife

    Last video we talked about dog and cat bites. In today's short video we’ll talk just a little [...]

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    Video: Animal Bites, Part 1

    6 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Animal Bites, Part 1

    In this series, Joe Alton MD discusses animal bites. Millions of people require medical attention [...]

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    #356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More

    13 Jul 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More

    #356 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but[...]

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    Snakebites: First Aid and Prevention

    9 Jul 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Snakebites: First Aid and Prevention

    Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but it also wakes inhabitants of the Great [...]

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    #352 Survival Medicine Hour: Lancing Boils, GI home remedies, Camping Safety

    15 Jun 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    #352 Survival Medicine Hour: Lancing Boils, GI home remedies, Camping Safety

    #352 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The school year has ended, and families are planning this [...]

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    Deadly Viruses, Part 2

    26 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Deadly Viruses, Part 2

    DEADLY VIRUS, PART 2 Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Sharks, Antibiotics, More

    7 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Sharks, Antibiotics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR Lt. George H. W. Bush Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Active Shooters, More

    9 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Active Shooters, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A gunman opened fire on a crowd at a bar in Thousand Oaks, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Pregnancy Issues, Ortho Injuries, Wasp Stings

    2 Nov 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Pregnancy Issues, Ortho Injuries, Wasp Stings

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s around Halloween, so I figured I’d tell you a horror [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Bed Bugs, Diatomaceous Earth

    27 Jul 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Bed Bugs, Diatomaceous Earth

    Recent reports suggest that the West coast is at high risk for a big earthquake. They’ve found a[...]

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    Bed Bug Infestations

    25 Jul 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Bed Bug Infestations

    BED BUG INFESTATIONS Of all the creepy-crawlies that cause trouble in a household, few are worse [...]

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    Malaria: Important Things To Know

    1 May 2018 | gpldev
    Malaria: Important Things To Know

    MALARIA The world is full of dangerous critters, and we're lucky not to run into the grand majority[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Bears, UTIs, Kratom for Pain?

    22 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Bears, UTIs, Kratom for Pain?

    Survival Medicine Hour #348 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Wilderness Safety, Snake Bite, More

    14 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Wilderness Safety, Snake Bite, More

    Survival Medicine Hour #347 In this episode of the The Survival Medicine Hour with Joe [...]

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    Snake Bites in Austere Settings

    12 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    rattlesnake (image by wiki) Off the grid, you will find yourself outdoors a lot, with activities [...]

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    Video: Using Plants for Natural Mosquito Control

    5 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Video: Natural Mosquito Control Summer is upon us, and mosquitoes are part and parcel of warm [...]

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    When to Close a Wound

    6 Dec 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    When to Close a Wound

    There are many injuries that a medic will face in a survival scenario, and a common and potentially [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebite, Bee Sting, Heat Waves, Zika in the US?

    25 Jul 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebite, Bee Sting, Heat Waves, Zika in the US?

    In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) and Amy Alton, ARNP [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Bears, Economic Forecaster Gerald Celente

    16 Jul 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Animal Bites, Bears, Economic Forecaster Gerald Celente

    In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP (aka Dr. Bones [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Expert Charley Hogwood, Cinnamon, Antibiotics, Alligators

    20 Jun 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Expert Charley Hogwood, Cinnamon, Antibiotics, Alligators

    Charley Hogwood, Survival Group expert In this topic-packed episode of the Survival Medicine Hour [...]

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    Alligator Attacks

    16 Jun 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    While reading of the tragic attack by a Florida alligator on a two year old boy recently, it struck [...]

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    Zika News and Video

    1 Jun 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Zika News and Video

    The first birth in the continental U.S. with Zika-related birth abnormalities occurred in a [...]

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    The Zika Virus Handbook

    23 Apr 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Zika Virus Handbook

    Warm weather is on the way, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that we can [...]

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    Videocast: Around The Cabin #22

    15 Apr 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Videocast: Around The Cabin #22

    In collaboration with the good folks at aroundthecabin.com/campfire, Joe and Amy Alton host a live[...]

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    Video: Brown Recluse Spider Bites

    9 Apr 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Brown Recluse Spider Bites

    In this companion video to the article on the same subject, Joe Alton, MD discusses what he believes[...]

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    All About Zika Virus

    27 Jan 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    All About Zika Virus

    One of the scenarios we write about is the “Pandemic”. Although we have had success curing many [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Tornadoes, Lice, Dental Issues

    28 Dec 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Tornadoes, Lice, Dental Issues

    More deaths from late season tornadoes in Texas makes us ask this question: Do you know how to keep [...]

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    Being Nitpicky About Lice

    28 Dec 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Being Nitpicky About Lice

    In good times or bad, your family's hygiene is a big factor with regards to their health. As [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Paris Terror, Prepper Author Jim Cobb, more

    14 Nov 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Paris Terror, Prepper Author Jim Cobb, more

    What's the new normal? It's certainly not what is was just a few days ago for the French, that's for[...]

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    Bear Attacks

    1 Nov 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

    The Great Outdoors is, well, great, but there's also danger in them thar hills, and it pays to know [...]

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    Treating An Animal Bite

    15 Jul 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Treating An Animal Bite

    This Summer, the coast of the Carolinas has seen more than its share of shark attacks. Although [...]

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    SSSSSNAKE BITE!

    31 Mar 2011 | Joseph Alton MD
    SSSSSNAKE BITE!

    First Aid and Treating Snake Bites In a collapse situation, you will find yourself out in [...]

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