Category Archives: Fractures

Survival Medicine Podcast: Fall Injuries, Hanta Panic-Free, Norovirus, More

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner cover[Read More]

Body Armor for the Prepared Citizen

We often discuss how to treat wounds caused by bullets or knives, but rarely talk[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Dislocations, Frostbite, Fall Injuries, Vision Defects, Sprain vs Fracture, More

In this wide-ranging episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Treating Chest Trauma, Collapsed Lungs, Rib Fractures, Plus: More Essential Oils

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]

How To Treat A Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax) Off The Grid

  Last time, we discussed the rib cage, an important shield against trauma to the[Read More]

How To Treat Rib Fractures Off The Grid

The chest cavity contains your heart and lungs, organs that could be easily injured if[Read More]

Video: Arm Slings

In this short video, Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton shows how to apply an effective arm[Read More]

Blunt Trauma

Standard first aid manuals have the information you need to get victims of disasters to[Read More]

VIDEO: How Wounds Heal

Traumatic injuries occur in the tens of millions every year. These don’t always (hardly ever,[Read More]

Video: Dr. Bones and Canadian Prepper on Ortho Injuries

In an appearance on the popular channel of Nate the Canadian Prepper, Joe Alton, MD[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Nasal Trauma, AFib, Valerian

It’s a rare individual who has never had a nosebleed and a lot of people[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Ortho injuries, Antiseptics, Strokes

In good times or bad, families may face any number of events where trauma causes[Read More]

Dressings and Bandages

The medic in survival settings can expect to see their share of injuries, some of[Read More]

Fall Injuries

A few years ago, we certified as Advanced Wilderness Expedition Providers, and many of the training[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Fractures, COVID Myths

Recently, we came across an article about coronavirus myths on, guess where, the AARP website,[Read More]

Joe Alton MD’s Article in Offgrid Recoil: Medical Improvisations

Thanks to OffGrid Recoil Magazine for publishing the following article of mine on medical improvisations![Read More]

Mechanisms of Blunt Trauma

Blunt Trauma: Mechanisms of Injury Many first aid manuals lay out a plan of action[Read More]

The Medic’s First Priority

The Medic’s First Priority The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that, In the Democratic Republic[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Joe Ordia of “Built To Survive”, Bleeding, Bandages, Sutures vs Staples

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Occasionally, we have the honor of a mention in books that[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Treating Fractures, Tourniquets, Face Masks, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The use of tourniquets to control bleeding has been in use[Read More]

How Do Broken Bones Heal?

HOW DO BROKEN BONES HEAL? It’s a rare individual who passes an entire lifetime without[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Kissing Bugs, Chagas Disease, Broken Bones, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s a rare individual who passes an entire lifetime without breaking[Read More]

Tornado!

Every year in the United States, we go through various natural disasters. as we approach[Read More]

Video: Ankle and Foot Fractures: The Ottawa Rules

ANKLE AND FOOT FRACTURES OFF THE GRID We’ve just returned from Big Sky, Montana, where[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Fall Injuries, Home Fires, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Recently, we certified as Advanced Wilderness Expedition Providers, and many of[Read More]

Video: Crush Injuries

VIDEO: CRUSH INJURIES Other than an active arterial bleed, the most life-threatening of traumatic injuries[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Injuries Incurred in Disasters, Casts, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST A friend recently asked us to write about injuries that might[Read More]

Basics of Crush Injuries

BASICS OF CRUSH INJURIES Recently, I was asked by a friend to comment on medical[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Headache Types and Treatments, Fractures, More

Last week on the Survival Medicine Hour podcast, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Ortho Injuries, Heat Stroke, Jack Spirko Interview

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST This week, Joe and Amy Alton go to Sanibel Island, where[Read More]

All About Arthritis

ARTHRITIS The human body is a marvel of engineering. Its dexterity, strength, and stamina allow[Read More]

Video: Amputation in Survival Settings

One of the worst injuries that can occur in a disaster or other off-grid setting[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: James Rawles, Staph, Chest Trauma, More

Survival Medicine Hour #373 Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Ortho Injuries, Lost at Sea, Pt.1, Antiseptics, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #350 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, hosts Joe[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Poison Plants, Setting a Fracture, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #349 In the this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Dakin’s Sol’n, Shock, HPV, Garlic

Survival Medicine Hour #344 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Eye Issues, Fractures, TENS units

THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR: EYE ISSUES, FRACTURES, TENS UNITS In this episode of the Survival[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Sprains/Strains, Heat Wave Safety, Brazil’s Zika Woes

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe[Read More]

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Most head injuries cause superficial damage and are not life-threatening. Indeed, most head injuries amount[Read More]

Injuries to the Nail Bed

Minor injuries can sometimes be a major detriment to the function of a member of[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Amputation, Insomnia, more

What if you were the medic in a long-term survival scenario and came upon an[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Fractures, Eye Infections, Med Supplies

One of the scariest situations for the medic in an austere setting is the broken[Read More]

Rib Fractures

The chest cavity contains your heart and lungs, organs that could be easily injured if[Read More]

Medical Supplies, Part 3: Orthopedic Injuries

Few of us, even the couch potatoes, have managed to avoid the occasional sprain or[Read More]

Fractures, Part 2

Last time, we discussed the various types of fractures and the importance of “reducing” a[Read More]

Fractures, Part 1

FRACTURES, Part 1 If we wind up in a situation where the you-know-what has hit[Read More]

Dislocation, Dislocation, Dislocation!

How to Treat a Dislocation A dislocation is an injury in which a bone is[Read More]