Category Archives: Gunshot Wounds

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: 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]

In Michigan, The Blueprint Of Terror Expands

This article was first published at Americanthinker.com.  U.S. citizens have become accustomed to hearing about[Read More]

Gall Bladder Disease On And Off The Grid

  Abdominal pain is a major concern when caused by an injury, but chronic disease[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast Now On YouTube, Spreaker

Looks like BlogTalkRadio is closing its doors, so we have added Spreaker to your options[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hypothermia, “Rabbit Fever,” Vehicular Terror, Biochar, More

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

Surviving A House Fire

(In an article originally published at AmericanThinker dot com, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts[Read More]

Winter Wildfires: Home Ignition Zones

Southern California’s Pacific Palisades area near Los Angeles is in the midst of an outbreak[Read More]

All About Hypothermia, Pt. 3: Frostbite/Immersion Foot

In earlier parts of this series, I discussed what happens when your body is exposed[Read More]

Can We End School Shootings?

After a brief lull, an active shooter event occurred in Madison, Wisconsin when a teenage[Read More]

All About Hypothermia, Pt. 2: Stranded In The Cold!

  I’ve often said that those who fail to prepare for the environment in which[Read More]

All About Hypothermia, Pt.1

Winter is coming, and many places have already begun to experience their share of cold[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Victim Transport, Mass Casualties, pt.2, Bird Flu Update, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Joe and Amy discuss how to evaluate[Read More]

18 Principles Of Bleeding Control

  The risk of hemorrhage from traumatic injury exists in good times or bad, whether[Read More]

VIDEO: How Wounds Heal

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

With Tourniquets, You Get What You Pay For

CAT Tourniquet on upper thigh (NOTE: Data used in this article was first published in[Read More]

Bleeding Control: Pressure and Tourniquets

In these troubled times, traumatic wounds may be commonplace is scenarios where there is civil[Read More]

Blood-Clotting Alternatives: Part 2

For part 1 of this series, click here. One of the most important skills for[Read More]

Video: Multiple Casualty Kits with Nurse Amy

In an active shooter or similar event in a workplace, church, or other location, you[Read More]

When A Shooter Targets A Crowd

Originally published at Americanthinker.com On July 4th, 2022, parade spectators in Highland Park, Illinois were[Read More]

Bleeding Wound Management, Pt. 1

In a destabilized society, traumatic wounds may be commonplace is scenarios where there is a[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Tourniquet Principles

Recently, Dr. Alton was asked to write an article on tourniquets for the highly popular Survivor’s Edge[Read More]

Safety Plans for Places Of Worship

Do Churches Need “Safety Ministries”? (This is a topic I’ve written about before, but bears[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: The Health Worker in Harm’s Way

Survival Medicine Podcast: New Format! After a brief hiatus, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]

Video: Tampons As Bandages

TACTICAL TAMPONS? In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton MD gives his[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Insomnia, Turmeric, “Tactical” Tampons

Just back from a trip to the United Kingdom, Amy Alton ARNP and Joe Alton[Read More]

Video: How To Use The C.A.T. Gen 7 Tourniquet

Last year, Amy Alton ARNP (aka Nurse Amy) stepped in front of the camera to[Read More]

Re-Thinking School Safety

RE-THINKING SCHOOL SAFETY A high school in Sante Fe, Texas was the scene of a[Read More]

What is Courage?

WHAT IS COURAGE? In the Parkland high school shooting in South Florida, just a few[Read More]

6 Ways To Curb Active Shooters

6 Ways to Curb Active Shooters Attacks The recent shootings in diverse settings greet Americans[Read More]

Why Do Active Shooters Succeed?

Why Do Active Shooters “Succeed”? You might associate armed attacks with wars or survival scenarios,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Church Safety, Rehydration Salts, Pregnancy Issues Off Grid

Joe and Amy Alton are concerned about natural disasters, but man-made mass casualties can be[Read More]

Can Churches Be Made Safe Again?

Can Churches Be Made Safe Again? (Update: Since the writing of this article, there was[Read More]

Video: How To Apply A SOFT-T Tourniquet

The Special Operations Forces Tactical Tourniquet (SOFT-T) is one of the most popular tourniquets made,[Read More]

Video: 10 Critical Principles of Tourniquet Use

Video: 10 Critical Principles of Tourniquet Use In this video, Nurse Amy steps in front[Read More]

Video: Making Dakin’s Solution, Part 2

Video: Making Dakin’s Solution, Pt. 2 In this video (part 2 of 2), Amy Alton[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Nailbed Injuries, Wound Closure, Mass Casualties

American Survival Hour #340 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

To Close or Not to Close a Wound

To Close or Not to Close a Wound? When a laceration occurs, our body’s natural[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: John Steinbaugh of Xstat, Wound Packing, Obesity

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Larry Keilberg of SelfDefenseFund, Diabetes, More

Survival Medicine Hour, September 23, 2016, with Joe and Amy Alton. We discuss the prevalent[Read More]

How a Fighter Pilot’s Strategy Could Save Your Life: The OODA Loop

It’s pretty clear in these uncertain times that there’s a New Normal out there. There[Read More]

Active Shooters: When Violence Is The Answer

As a physician, my focus is how to heal wounds rather than how to cause[Read More]

Orlando Shootings: More To Come, What To Do

In the sad aftermath of the Orlando shootings that killed or injured more than 100[Read More]

VIDEO: A Kit to Manage Hemorrhage in Action

Would you be able to stop severe hemorrhage in the aftermath of a terror attack?[Read More]

Video: Active Shooter Bleeding Kit, Part 2

In part 2 of a series on hemorrhagic wounds incurred in a terror or other[Read More]

The New 3 R’s: Reading, ‘Riting, Reducing Hemorrhage?

Given the spate of bombings and shootings throughout the world, most recently in Brussels but[Read More]

Video: Making a Kit to Manage Hemorrhage

In her latest video, Nurse Amy shows off her recently designed Bleeding Control Kit for[Read More]

Video: Mass Casualty Triage, Part 3

Joe Alton, MD’s YouTube series on mass casualty triage ends with a review of the[Read More]

Video: Mass Casualty Triage, Part 2

In this part of Joe Alton, MD’s series on Mass Casualty triage, Dr. Bones discusses[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Bleeding, Herbal Teas, Zika update, more

Would you have the materials and knowledge to stop heavy bleeding if you were confronted[Read More]

Guest Post: Top Ten Things To Know About Ballistic Protection

(DR BONES SAYS: From time to time, we post articles from aspiring writers in the[Read More]

Video: The Medic Under Fire

In Joe Alton, MD’s latest video, he examines the issue of providing medical care in[Read More]

The SWAT Tourniquet

In these dangerous times, any trip to the mall (or anywhere there are crowds) could[Read More]

The Active Shooter: Staying Alive

It’s hard to read the news without seeing reports of the latest shooting by terrorists[Read More]

Skin Glue in Survival

There are many ways to skin a cat, but how many ways are there to[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]

Celox and Quikclot to Stop Bleeding

No matter what survival scenario you envision, few come without a real risk of major[Read More]

How to Choose a Tourniquet

If you took a first aid course a few years ago, you might have learned[Read More]

Ballistic Trauma and Body Armor, by J. Nash

We are committed to supporting promising writers in the field of survival, and today we[Read More]

Basics of Ballistic Trauma

Ballistics is the science that deals with the launching, flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles.[Read More]