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  • Survival Medicine Podcast: Medical Corruption, Frostbite, Clove Oil, More

    4 Feb 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Medical Corruption, Frostbite, Clove Oil, More

    In this topic-filled podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss corruption[...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cold Water Safety, Wound Infections, Gloves, Nursing Care, Pt.2

    8 Dec 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cold Water Safety, Wound Infections, Gloves, Nursing Care, Pt.2

    Well, we survived our first cold wave of the year down here in South Florida, where the [...]

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    Video: Hypothermia

    3 Dec 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Hypothermia

    Winter is coming and, if you're not ready for it, you have made it your enemy (a formidable [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Hypothermia, Off-Grid Nursing, Pt. 1

    25 Nov 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Hypothermia, Off-Grid Nursing, Pt. 1

    he environment plays a large role in your success as medic in survival settings. If you don’t[...]

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    Dealing With General Hypothermia

    17 Nov 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Dealing With General Hypothermia

    Recently, Backwoods Survival Guide was kind enough to publish my article on cold water [...]

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    Hypothermia in Austere Settings

    16 Nov 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Hypothermia in Austere Settings

    As we head into the colder part of the year, I thought I'd talk about the dangers of exposure to [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Hour: Mumps, Expiration Dates, OTC Drugs, More

    16 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Mumps, Expiration Dates, OTC Drugs, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Sometimes, diseases that are rare today pop up unexpectedly, such as[...]

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    Hypothermia In Dogs

    6 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Hypothermia In Dogs

    HYPOTHERMIA IN DOGS (Note: I get a lot of questions about dog medical issues, but I'm not a [...]

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    Hypothermia In March?

    4 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Hypothermia In March?

    HYPOTHERMIA  When March comes along, you might think that Spring has sprung. But old man Winter [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Winter Strandings, Avalanches, More

    12 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Winter Strandings, Avalanches, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST This week, Winter Storm Gia, they’ve been naming them for a [...]

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    Bioscarf Review

    5 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Bioscarf Review

    THE BIOSCARF: A REVIEW Nurse Amy in Times Square wearing the Bioscarf. Every year Joe and I [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Influenza, Epi-pens, Falls Through the Ice, More

    4 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Influenza, Epi-pens, Falls Through the Ice, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Cold Weather Issues On The Trail, In The Car, At Home

    6 Jan 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Cold Weather Issues On The Trail, In The Car, At Home

    Dang, it's cold! It's January, and bitter cold has already engulfed much of North America, with [...]

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

    5 Aug 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Ortho Injuries, Lost at Sea, Pt.1, Antiseptics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #350 Survival at Sea In this episode of the Survival [...]

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    Survival Strategies for Safe Summer Camping

    15 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Strategies for Safe Summer Camping

    SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FOR SAFE SUMMER CAMPING Camping Safety The kids are out of school, [...]

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    Blizzard Safety Tips

    13 Mar 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

     I find myself a little surprised to be writing about blizzard survival with Spring just around the[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Protest Survival, Capsizing, Allergies, Pt.1

    4 Feb 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Protest Survival, Capsizing, Allergies, Pt.1

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

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

    22 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia Pt. 3, Frostbite, Winter Hazards

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

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    Car Survival in Winter

    17 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

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

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    Dang, It's Cold! Treating and Preventing Hypothermia

    15 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Dang, It's Cold! Treating and Preventing Hypothermia

    hypothermia (and bad judgment) This winter has already seen deadly cold snaps where people have [...]

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

    14 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Pt. 2, Avalanches, Blizzard Survival

    In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton: Bees are having a hard time [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Nightclub Terror

    9 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia, Nightclub Terror

    It's January, and a cold blast from the North is hitting parts of the Deep South. Hypothermia is a [...]

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    Lost at Sea, Part 2

    14 Apr 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Lost at Sea, Part 2

    In our last article, we discussed the case of a man who was stranded at sea for 66 days without much[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Winter Car Survival, More

    28 Dec 2014 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Winter Car Survival, More

    In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones (Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. and [...]

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    Winter Car Survival Tips

    27 Dec 2014 | Joseph Alton MD

    It’s predicted to be a harsh winter and, for most in the U.S., this means trouble if someone gets [...]

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    Video: Hypothermia

    15 Dec 2014 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Hypothermia

    In his latest video on YouTube, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses prevention and treatment of [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia and more

    10 Nov 2014 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Hypothermia and more

    In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe and [...]

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    Winter Car Survival Tips

    29 Jan 2014 | Joseph Alton MD

    It’s been incredibly frigid in parts of the U.S. and Canada this year, and it’s time to discuss[...]

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    Surviving in Cold Water

    9 Jan 2014 | Joseph Alton MD

    COLD WATER SURVIVAL It's winter, and mishaps can occur that lead us to a discussion about [...]

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    Frostbite and Immersion (Trench) Foot

    7 Jan 2014 | Joseph Alton MD

    Exposure to cold may lead to injuries such as Frostbite and Immersion (Trench) Foot. The focus of [...]

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    Cold Weather Preparedness

    2 Jan 2014 | Joseph Alton MD
    Cold Weather Preparedness

    It looks like another harsh winter, with ice storms and blizzards already carpeting much of the [...]

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    BRR! HYPOTHERMIA!

    9 Jan 2012 | Joseph Alton MD

    In the dead of winter, we're able to stay inside and turn up the heat to stay [...]

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    Cold Water Safety

    6 Dec 2011 | Joseph Alton MD

    We're heading into winter, and the inability to stay dry in cold weather can cause hypothermia in [...]

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