Category Archives: Mass Casualties
Video: Body Armor Basics
With its recent mention in the news as protective gear for a Secret Service agent,[Read More]
Apr
Video: Avalanche Survival
Snowpacks can get unstable in late winter, so, In response to the recent avalanche events,[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast: Medical Assets, Essential Oils, Acid Reflux/Spasms
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton discusses some important basics[Read More]
Oct
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]
Oct
The OODA Loop: Making Fast Decisions That Can Save Your Life
In these uncertain times, there’s always the possibility of a terror event or shooting whenever[Read More]
Sep
Off Grid Medicine: Civil War
I often talk about situations where the family medic is thrown back to an earlier[Read More]
Surviving Civil Unrest
The news is awash with protests in different cities regarding immigration, the MIddle East,[Read More]
Jun
Agroterrorism
Mass destruction doesn’t always require a nuclear weapon. Chinese operatives recently smuggled a devastating[Read More]
Jun
Video Podcast: Ballistic Trauma, Body Armor, More
In this companion video to a recent audio podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]
May
Tornadoes
Tornado season arrived in earnest over the last few days, with at least 42 people[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast Now On YouTube, Spreaker
Looks like BlogTalkRadio is closing its doors, so we have added Spreaker to your options[Read More]
Feb
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]
Jan
Surviving A House Fire
(In an article originally published at AmericanThinker dot com, Dr. Joe Alton gives his thoughts[Read More]
Jan
Can We End School Shootings?
After a brief lull, an active shooter event occurred in Madison, Wisconsin when a teenage[Read More]
Dec
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]
Nov
MASCALs, Part 3
Last time, we described a mass casualty incident (MASCALs) where 20 people were victims of[Read More]
Nov
MASCALs, Part 2
In part 1 of this series on MASCALs (mass casualty incidents or MCIs), we discussed[Read More]
Nov
Survival Medicine Podcast: Mass Casualties, Dental Fractures, Tonsillitis, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy[Read More]
Nov
MASCALS, part 1
For the survival medic caring for their family or a group off the grid, most[Read More]
Oct
Survival Medicine Podcast: Hurricane Strategies, Migraines, Antiseptics, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton[Read More]
Oct
Video: Hurricane Safety Strategies, Pt. 2
In the second part of this 2-part video series, medical preparedness advocate Dr. Joe Alton[Read More]
Oct
Video: Hurricane Safety Strategies, Pt. 1
Dr. Joe Alton turns to a timely topic he’s written about a lot in the[Read More]
Oct
Man, It’s Hot, Part 1: Summer Heat Risks
We’re haven’t yet reached the first day of summer, but a major heat wave is[Read More]
Jun
Biological Agents As Weapons
Many different disaster scenarios can lead to mass casualties. The largest in the last century,[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Ticks and Lyme, Herbal Meds, Dental, More
In this extended episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Joe Alton, MD, FACS, FACOG, and[Read More]
May
Bleeding Control: Pressure and Tourniquets
In these troubled times, traumatic wounds may be commonplace is scenarios where there is civil[Read More]
May
Blood-Clotting Alternatives: Part 2
For part 1 of this series, click here. One of the most important skills for[Read More]
May
Medical Preparedness For Nuclear War
(This article was originally published in Backwoods Home Magazine) Given the actions of certain authoritarian[Read More]
May
Video: Chemical Emergencies
The news has been full of events related to chemical emergencies, including derailment, factory[Read More]
Apr
What To Do About Church/School Shootings
News outlets are reporting another attack on a faith-based institution, this time at a church[Read More]
The Group Medic In Hostile Actions
Almost a decade ago, before Russia invaded Ukraine or even Crimea, I wrote about a[Read More]
Mar
Medical Supplies: How Much Is Enough?
A common question that family medics ask of me is “how much”? Indeed, the state[Read More]
Mar
Video: Multiple Casualty Kits with Nurse Amy
In an active shooter or similar event in a workplace, church, or other location, you[Read More]
Sep
Hurricane Ian: Just When You Thought…
Just when you thought we might get away without a serious hurricane, here comes Ian.[Read More]
Video: Multi-Person Trauma Kit
We sometimes get requests from schools, churches, and workplaces for kits meant to stop bleeding[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Podcast: Floods, Constipation, Monkeypox
A world weary of one viral pandemic is now experiencing the early stages of another:[Read More]
Aug
Bleeding Wound Management, Pt. 1
In a destabilized society, traumatic wounds may be commonplace is scenarios where there is a[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Podcast: Nuclear Events, Wound Closure, Radiation
Some of our friends have discouraged us from speaking about the (hopefully) unlikely possibility of[Read More]
Mar
Potassium Iodide Tablet Alternatives
Given the present conflict in Europe and the possibility of others in our unstable world,[Read More]
Mar
All About Acute Radiation Syndrome
In a de-stabilized world, the risk of a nuclear power detonating a weapon of mass[Read More]
Mar
Nuclear Events
Given the current state of affairs in Eastern Europe and various other places around the[Read More]
Feb
The Vehicle In Mass Casualty Events
A driver rammed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing at least five people[Read More]
Mass Casualty Incidents
On the anniversary of 9/11, it only seems appropriate to discuss what you would do[Read More]
Active Shooters In The New Normal
On March 23rd, 2021, a man thought to be mentally disturbed entered a Boulder, Colorado[Read More]
Mar
The iTClamp(r)
The Department of Defense’s Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) recognizes there are situations[Read More]
Dec
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]
Aug
Wildfires In The West
The American West is again the scene of wildfires this year, as heat waves and[Read More]
Aug
A Brief History of the Spanish Flu Pandemic
We’ve spent a lot of time discussing the COVID-19 pandemic on this channel, but we[Read More]
Survival Medicine Podcast: Tear Gas, Suture Needles, Second Waves, More
If you’re reading the headlines, you’re probably hearing that, as the country slowly reopens, we’re[Read More]
Jun
Video: Safety In Riot Settings
As Free Speech advocates, we support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Podcast: Riot Safety, Suture Choices
As Free Speech advocates, we support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions heard.[Read More]
Jun
Civil Unrest Safety
As a Free Speech advocate, I support the people’s right to protest and make their[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Podcast: Fractures, COVID Myths
Recently, we came across an article about coronavirus myths on, guess where, the AARP website,[Read More]
May
Stab Wounds
STAB WOUND MANAGEMENT Any disaster puts your people at risk for injury. Wounds caused by[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]
Nov
Surviving An Earthquake
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Southern California recently, cause several dozen incidents of structure[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]
Jun
#351 Survival Medicine Hour: Cholera, Drug Storage, Shooters, More
#351 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You might associate armed attacks with wars or survival scenarios,[Read More]
Jun
7 Tornado Survival Myths
7 TORNADO SURVIVAL MYTHS This Spring, we’ve experienced a rash of tornado events ranging from[Read More]
Video: How To Use The SWAT Tourniquet
VIDEO: THE SWAT TOURNIQUET In this video, Amy Alton ARNP discusses the popular and versatile[Read More]
May
New Tourniquet Additions To TCCC Guidelines
TOURNIQUETS APPROVED BY THE CoTCCC Tourniquets to control bleeding has been in use for[Read More]
May
Health Workers In Areas Of Conflict
Health Care Workers in Areas of Armed Conflict I’ve written in the past about the[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Mass Casualty Incidents, Salmonella Outbreaks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In off-grid settings, you can expect there to be concerns about[Read More]
Apr
Survival Medicine Hour: TCCC Core Principles, Preparedness and “Normal” People, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You may have read some of my articles where I talk[Read More]
Apr
Video: TCCC Core Principles: Phases of Care/MARCH/PAWS
VIDEO: TCCC CORE PRINCIPLES You may have heard me reference TCCC in articles, podcasts, or[Read More]
Important Aspects of Tactical Combat Casualty Care
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE You may have heard me reference something called[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Which Antibiotics, “The Unraveling”, more
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Survival Group Medicine Handbook guru Charley Hogwood comes to the show[Read More]
Mar
Tornado!
Every year in the United States, we go through various natural disasters. as we approach[Read More]
Mar
Patient Transport in Austere Settings
PATIENT TRANSPORT IN AUSTERE SETTINGS In normal times, your main goal upon encountering an injured[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Radiation, Medic Teams, Expired Epipens, More
You may think that preparedness is purely an American passion but there are folks from[Read More]
Feb
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]
Aug
Survival Medicine Hour: Earthquakes, Bed Bugs, Diatomaceous Earth
Recent reports suggest that the West coast is at high risk for a big earthquake.[Read More]
Jul
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]
Jul
Basics of Crush Injuries
BASICS OF CRUSH INJURIES Recently, I was asked by a friend to comment on medical[Read More]
Re-Thinking School Safety
RE-THINKING SCHOOL SAFETY A high school in Sante Fe, Texas was the scene of a[Read More]
May
What is Courage?
WHAT IS COURAGE? In the Parkland high school shooting in South Florida, just a few[Read More]
Diseases Caused By Food And Water Contamination
The primary necessity for survival is the availability of air. Once you have air to[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Mudslides, Antibiotics, EMPs
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #372 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]
Jan
Surviving A Mudslide
CAN YOU SURVIVE A MUDSLIDE? Southern California can’t catch a break. Enjoy a sunny climate,[Read More]
Burn Injuries On and Off The Grid
BURN INJURIES Whether caused by a raging wildfire or due to an accident while preparing[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Hour: EMP author Anthony Furey, Wildfire Survival, More
Survival Medicine Hour #368 Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP welcome Anthony Furey of[Read More]
Dec
Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Events
NUCLEAR EMPS We live in the shadow of the sun, which gives us, well, shadows,[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]
Nov
Disaster Supplies
DISASTER SUPPLIES A natural disaster can disrupt the lives of average citizens, and having the[Read More]
Nov
Wildfire Defense
Every year, wildfires race throughout the western part of the country, causing property destruction and[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Off-Grid Pregnancy Care, Cloves, Bleeding Kits
The Survival Medicine Hour Podcast #357 What if you had to care for a pregnancy[Read More]
Oct
Why Do Active Shooters Succeed?
Why Do Active Shooters “Succeed”? You might associate armed attacks with wars or survival scenarios,[Read More]
Oct
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]
Jun
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]
May
Mass Casualty Triage Basics
Given the horrific events surrounding the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK, we have come[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]
Apr
How To Pack A Bleeding Wound
The failure to control hemorrhage is a common cause of death in trauma situations. With[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Sulfa Drugs, Uva Ursi, Quicklime, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) and Amy[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Disaster Deaths, Antibiotics, XStat, More
In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[Read More]
The Vehicle as Terror Weapon
In these days of Pokemon Go and other smartphone distractions, you’re seeing more and[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Blood Clotters, Wound Closure, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[Read More]
Wildfire Preparedness and Our Gatlinburg Home
It’s been a very busy year for firefighters, with heat waves, drought, and human malice[Read More]
Dec
Lessons That Could Save Your Life in a Terror Event
I’ve written quite a bit lately about shooting and terror events, but recent events highlight[Read More]
Video: The OODA Loop of Situational Awareness
In this companion video to a previous article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses[Read More]
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