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  • Diabetes, Part 1

    26 Mar 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Diabetes, Part 1

    One of the most common questions we receive from readers, listeners, and viewers is how to deal[...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Nuclear Events, Wound Closure, Radiation

    12 Mar 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Nuclear Events, Wound Closure, Radiation

    Some of our friends have discouraged us from speaking about the (hopefully) unlikely possibility of[...]

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    Video: The Broken Nose

    6 Feb 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: The Broken Nose

    In this companion video to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton discusses strategies for the [...]

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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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    Video: Nosebleeds Off The Grid

    1 Feb 2022 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Nosebleeds Off The Grid

    Everyone gets nosebleeds at one point or another. With any luck, minimal bleeding is all you'll[...]

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    The Omicron Variant

    2 Dec 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Omicron Variant

    A recent development in the COVID-19 saga is the emergence of a new strain in South Africa [...]

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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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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Instruments, Rats, Hair Loss

    4 Nov 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Instruments, Rats, Hair Loss

    Many of the medical items in your storage, like instruments and some dressings, may come [...]

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    Video: Unboxing The 4th Edition

    29 Aug 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Unboxing The 4th Edition

    Video: Unboxing The 4th Edition A strange package arrived at our house yesterday, which [...]

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    The Survival Medicine Handbook's 4TH EDITION

    25 Aug 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Survival Medicine Handbook's 4TH EDITION

    We’re pleased to announce the publication of the brand new and greatly expanded 4th Edition [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Heat Waves, Burns, Medicinal Honey

    15 Jul 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Heat Waves, Burns, Medicinal Honey

    It’s a cruel, cruel summer, like the 80s song goes, and everywhere from Oregon to Montana to [...]

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    Nail Bed Issues Off The Grid

    2 Jul 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Nail Bed Issues Off The Grid

    Nail Bed Injury Minor injuries can sometimes become a major detriment to the function of a [...]

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    How Many Antibiotics?

    11 Dec 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    How Many Antibiotics?

    It stands to reason that infection will be a big issue confronting the survival medic. Bad [...]

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    When A Person Faints

    29 Nov 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    When A Person Faints

    We often write about medical strategies when a society collapses, but, sometimes, an individual[...]

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    What You Might Not Know About Hand Washing

    28 Sep 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    What You Might Not Know About Hand Washing

    One of the simplest ways to maintain good health is washing your hands. You may feel that hand [...]

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    The Problem With "Following The Science"

    8 Aug 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Problem With &quote;Following The Science&quote;

    What is "The Science"? State, local, and federal governments often make the claim that they are [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Spanish Flu Lessons, More

    3 Jul 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Spanish Flu Lessons, More

    Many people are concerned about what appears to be a second wave of COVID-19, the pandemic disease [...]

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    Video: COVID-Fatigue, Waves, and Age

    26 Jun 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: COVID-Fatigue, Waves, and Age

    In this video companion to a recent article, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts on upcoming and, in [...]

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    Covid Fatigue And The Second Wave

    12 Jun 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Covid Fatigue And The Second Wave

    COVID-19 cases may again be on the rise as a second wave of infections coincide with the reopening [...]

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    Reopening After A Pandemic

    14 May 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Reopening After A Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic has rampaged throughout the planet, but a few encouraging signs are giving [...]

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    The Medical History of Hand Washing

    28 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Medical History of Hand Washing

    In modern times, the idea that healthcare staff have a particular obligation to keep their [...]

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    How Much Social Distancing Is Enough?

    9 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    How Much Social Distancing Is Enough?

    Hint: This isn't enough The CDC has recommended social distancing that keeps six feet between [...]

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    New: Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide

    4 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    New: Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide

    Our latest book We published our latest book "Alton's Pandemic Preparedness Guide: Dealing with [...]

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    Chloroquine for COVID-19 Patients

    2 Apr 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Chloroquine for COVID-19 Patients

    The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rampage throughout the known world, killing thousands and [...]

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    Cleaning Clothes of COVID-19 Patients

    29 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    The COVID-19 pandemic is overwhelming hospitals and overworked medical staff, leading the CDC to [...]

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

    14 Mar 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Joe Alton MD's Article in Offgrid Recoil: Medical Improvisations

    Ankle wrap using triangular bandage (or bandanna) Thanks to OffGrid Recoil Magazine for [...]

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    Coronavirus in Dogs and Cats

    16 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Coronavirus in Dogs and Cats

    CORONAVIRUS AND PETS Dog face masks There have a been a lot of articles that tell you what [...]

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    Coronavirus: A Cure?

    2 Feb 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Promising Case Study in Thailand For many, the specter of infectious disease has always seemed [...]

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    Coronavirus Update

    29 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Latest news on 2019-nCoV Unless you just got back from a trip to Mars, you probably know that [...]

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    Video: Face Masks, Part 2: Placing, Fitting, Removal

    26 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Face Masks, Part 2: Placing, Fitting, Removal

    Video: Face Masks, Part 2 Recently, we discussed some important basics about face masks, part of[...]

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    Coronavirus: The Next Pandemic?

    22 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Last week, we reported on a mysterious ailment first reported Dec. 8th, 2019, in Wuhan, China. [...]

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    Norovirus

    17 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    Norovirus: What you should know Reports from Yosemite National Park in California reveal that at[...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia in Austere Settings

    9 Jan 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Pneumonia in Austere Settings

    Health authorities in China are reporting 60-70 cases of a previously unknown viral pneumonia that [...]

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    Safety Plans for Places Of Worship

    30 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Safety Plans for Places Of Worship

    Do Churches Need "Safety Ministries"? (This is a topic I've written about before, but bears [...]

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    Stab Wounds

    21 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Stab Wounds

    STAB WOUND MANAGEMENT Stab wound to back Any disaster puts your people at risk for injury. [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast #376: Q & A

    14 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast #376: Q & A

    Nurse Amy keeping warm. This episode is broadcast (poorly) from a hotel room in New Yawk City, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Deadly Viruses

    4 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Deadly Viruses

    deadly viruses Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, and the family medic[...]

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

    2 Dec 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: The Health Worker in Harm's Way

    Survival Medicine Podcast: New Format! Get your casualty to cover asap! After a brief hiatus,[...]

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    Medical Uses For Baking Soda

    6 Oct 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Medical Uses For Baking Soda

    Some folks in the preparedness community consider themselves ready for any disaster if they have [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Author Craig Caudill of Nature Reliance

    18 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Author Craig Caudill of Nature Reliance

    #361 Survival Medicine Hour Podcast Craig Caudill In this episode of the Survival Medicine [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Burns and Remedies, Ingrown Nails, More

    11 Aug 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Burns and Remedies, Ingrown Nails, More

    #360 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In summer camping or zombie apocalypses, there are [...]

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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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    Video: Hot Weather Safety Tips

    24 Jul 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Hot Weather Safety Tips

    it's a cruel, cruel summer It's the middle of Summer, and man, it's hot! If you're not careful, [...]

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    Summer Crypto Infections

    2 Jul 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Summer Crypto Infections

    Summertime is when you cool off with a dip in the pool, but this year you might be sorry you did. [...]

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

    25 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Joe Ordia of &quote;Built To Survive&quote;, Bleeding, Bandages, Sutures vs Staples

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

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    Video: New Tourniquets Approved By The TCCC

    15 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: New Tourniquets Approved By The TCCC

    VIDEO: NEW TCCC TOURNIQUETS (companion video to a recent article) Tourniquets to control bleeding [...]

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    New Tourniquet Additions To TCCC Guidelines

    13 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    New Tourniquet Additions To TCCC Guidelines

    TOURNIQUETS APPROVED BY THE CoTCCC SAM-XT Tourniquet newly added to TCCC list   [...]

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

    11 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Treating Fractures, Tourniquets, Face Masks, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST SOFT-T tourniquet in place The use of tourniquets to control [...]

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    VIDEO: Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease

    9 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    VIDEO: Kissing Bugs and Chagas Disease

    VIDEO: KISSING BUGS AND CHAGAS DISEASE In this video companion to a previous article, Joe Alton MD [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Medications with Dr. Bones and Todd Sepulveda of Prepper Website

    3 May 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Medications with Dr. Bones and Todd Sepulveda of Prepper Website

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE PODCAST  The Altons are in Gatlinburg, fresh off the Mother Earth News Fair [...]

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    VIDEO: The Survival Medic Mindset

    14 Apr 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    VIDEO: The Survival Medic Mindset

    VIDEO: The Survival Medic Mindset We often take the miracles of modern medicine for granted. [...]

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    Tornado!

    5 Mar 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Tornado!

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

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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: Earthquake Survival, Radiation, pt. 3, Antibiotics, More

    23 Feb 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquake Survival, Radiation, pt. 3, Antibiotics, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Yesterday a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador, part of the [...]

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    Video: Xofluza: A New Anti-Flu Drug

    18 Feb 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Xofluza: A New Anti-Flu Drug

    Video: XOFLUZA Last year, 80,000 Americans died from the influenza virus. Early treatment with [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, Survival Medics, Supplies, More

    27 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, Survival Medics, Supplies, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In a long term survival situation, it will be an extremely [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Pneumonia, Medic Duties, Virus vs. Bacteria

    18 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Pneumonia, Medic Duties, Virus vs. Bacteria

    Today, we have advanced laboratory studies that allow identification of many pathogens. Despite [...]

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    Deadly Viruses, Part 3: Influenza

    9 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Deadly Viruses, Part 3: Influenza

    DEADLY VIRUSES, PART 3: INFLUENZA Infectious disease is of major concern in good times or bad, [...]

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    Video: Asthma in Austere Settings, Part 1

    1 Jan 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Asthma in Austere Settings, Part 1

    VIDEO: ASTHMA, PART 1 In Part 1 of this video series on asthma, Joe Alton MD discusses the nature[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Asthma, Pandemics, Food Myths, More

    15 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Asthma, Pandemics, Food Myths, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Ask people about the last pandemic and most will say it was the [...]

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    How to Survive Lost at Sea

    7 Dec 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    How to Survive Lost at Sea

    HOW TO SURVIVE AT SEA Rescue of Lt. Bush, 1944 Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we[...]

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    Childbirth in Olden Times

    30 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Childbirth in Olden Times

    CHILDBIRTH IN OLDEN TIMES It’s around Halloween, so I figured I’d tell you a horror story. A [...]

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    Typhus Outbreak in L.A.

    17 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Typhus Outbreak in L.A.

    TYPHUS IN L.A. In our upcoming book “Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease: A Guide to the[...]

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    Video: How To Perform A Neuro Exam

    12 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: How To Perform A Neuro Exam

    The medic for a survival group needs to be able to stop a wound from bleeding and splint an ankle [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Opioids, Respiratory Infections, More

    5 Oct 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Opioids, Respiratory Infections, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST It’s important to realize that the majority of respiratory [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Bears Pt.2, Nutrition with Amy

    13 Jul 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Antibiotics, Bears Pt.2, Nutrition with Amy

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The human body is a marvel of biologic engineering. Its immune [...]

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    Headaches, Part 1

    28 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Headaches, Part 1

    HEADACHES, PART 1 Medical issues that confront the medic on or off the grid can be obviously [...]

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    Video: Lyme Disease

    31 May 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Lyme Disease

    VIDEO: LYME DISEASE Summer is upon us, and with school out, families will be out and about in our [...]

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    Appendicitis Off The Grid

    17 Apr 2018 | gpldev
    Appendicitis Off The Grid

    Appendicitis Off The Grid After a disaster or at a remote homestead, the medic may not have ready [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Preparedness Expos, Stop The Bleed Day, More

    24 Mar 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Preparedness Expos, Stop The Bleed Day, More

    Preparedness Expo We've been supporters of and speakers at the Self-Reliance Expo for many years,[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Care Off The Grid, Medical Backpacks, More

    16 Mar 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Care Off The Grid, Medical Backpacks, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #380 The right equipment is important for anyone to do a job efficiently. [...]

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    What is Courage?

    27 Feb 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    What is Courage?

    WHAT IS COURAGE? In the Parkland high school shooting in South Florida, just a few miles from my [...]

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    Video: Getting Rid of Rodents

    19 Feb 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Getting Rid of Rodents

    VIDEO: Getting Rid of Rodents in Good Times or Bad Every year, a percentage of our food supply is [...]

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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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    Acute Mountain (Altitude) Sickness

    26 Dec 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Acute Mountain (Altitude) Sickness

    Acute Mountain Sickness Altitude SicknessThe journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Cellulitis, Spirituality of and Realities for the Medic, More

    23 Dec 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Cellulitis, Spirituality of and Realities for the Medic, More

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #369 spirituality and survival In this episode of the Survival Medicine [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Burns, Respiratory Infections, Herb Ban?

    18 Nov 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Burns, Respiratory Infections, Herb Ban?

    Survival Medicine Hour Podcast #364 respiratory tract In this episode of the Survival Medicine [...]

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    Ingrown Toenails Off The Grid

    13 Nov 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Ingrown Toenails In the typical zombie apocalypse movie or TV show, you’ll see gunshot wounds and[...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Disaster Supplies, Vehicular Terror, Pain Relief

    3 Nov 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Disaster Supplies, Vehicular Terror, Pain Relief

    Survival Medicine Hour #362 The NYC attack, which occurred very close to our daughter's workplace, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Plague, Hepatitis, Pain Issues

    27 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Plague, Hepatitis, Pain Issues

    SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #361 An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 124 people and infected [...]

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    The Effective Survival Medic

    8 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Effective Survival Medic

    THE EFFECTIVE SURVIVAL MEDIC   Nurse Amy (This article first appeared in American [...]

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    Why Do Active Shooters Succeed?

    6 Oct 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Why Do Active Shooters Succeed?

    Why Do Active Shooters "Succeed"? You might associate armed attacks with wars or survival [...]

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    Video On Germs That Cause Disease

    17 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Video: Germs That Cause Illness In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, goes back to the [...]

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    Video: Dental Abscesses

    30 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Dental Abscesses

    In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the importance [...]

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    Dakin's Solution for Wound Care

    28 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Dakin's Solution One of the challenges facing the caregiver in austere settings is how to prevent [...]

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    Benadryl as a Local Anesthetic in Survival?

    19 Jun 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Benadryl as a Local Anesthetic in Survival?

    Benadryl as a Local Anesthetic in Survival? A major obstacle in the ability of the survival medic [...]

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    Sulfa as a Survival Antibiotic

    5 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Sulfa as a Survival Antibiotic

    In survival settings, it’s reasonable to assume that you’ll be performing activities that [...]

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    13 Tips on Surviving a Protest

    6 Feb 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    As a Free Speech advocate, I support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions heard. [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Expiration Dates, Face Masks, More

    30 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Expiration Dates, Face Masks, More

    This episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, with your hosts, Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones and Amy [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Vehicular Terror, Hangovers, RP Ruggiero of Brushfire Plague

    30 Dec 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Vehicular Terror, Hangovers, RP Ruggiero of Brushfire Plague

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

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    Surviving Vehicular Terrorism

    19 Dec 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    CNN reports that a man in Berlin used a truck to plow through a group of people at a Christmas [...]

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    Wildfire Preparedness and Our Gatlinburg Home

    1 Dec 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Wildfire Preparedness and Our Gatlinburg Home

    The view from my home as I'd like to remember it It’s been a very busy year for firefighters, with[...]

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    The Future of Fish Antibiotics in Survival?

    29 Oct 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    The Future of Fish Antibiotics in Survival?

    Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) As the first physician to write, years ago, about aquarium [...]

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    Video: Hurricane Tips (With Winds in the Background)

    11 Oct 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD goes into his own backyard while [...]

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    Would You Survive A Hurricane?

    2 Oct 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    After more than a decade without a major hurricane, South Florida faces the possibility of a [...]

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    Kratom, Natural Pain Reliever, Lost to FDA Actions

    21 Sep 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    One of the questions we’re often asked is what to do about chronic pain and drug addiction if some[...]

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    Video: Wildfire Safety Tips

    1 Sep 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Wildfire Safety Tips

    The West coast has been in the grip of several wildfires that have caused millions in damage. In a [...]

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

    31 Aug 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    How a Fighter Pilot's Strategy Could Save Your Life: The OODA Loop

    image by pixabay.com It's pretty clear in these uncertain times that there's a New Normal out [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Natural Pain Relief, Super Lice, Floods

    18 Aug 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Natural Pain Relief, Super Lice, Floods

    In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, [...]

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    13 Safety Tips For Floods

    17 Aug 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    13 Safety Tips For Floods

    The recent Louisiana floods  (and now Hurricane Harvey floods in Texas 2017) which claimed 11 lives[...]

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