Category Archives: Minor Wounds
Survival Medicine Podcast: Civil Unrest, Body Armor, Faraday, Bone Bruises
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton[Read More]
May
Video: A Useful Burn Dressing
A popular dressing used for certain second-degree burns is called “Xeroform” and is a useful[Read More]
Mar
Vision Issues, Part 4: Eye Trauma
In long-term survival, the medic must optimize the vision of family or group members in[Read More]
Dec
Joint Sprains, Muscle Strains, And Tendon Ruptures
Autumn usually means a return to the mountains for us, and a lot of walks[Read More]
Oct
Antiseptics In Survival, Pt. 1
In good times or bad, families may face any number of events where trauma causes[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Podcast: Lost At Sea, Road Rash, Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Shoulder Injury
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton[Read More]
Aug
Nailbed Injuries
A minor injury can occasionally become a major handicap for a member of a survival[Read More]
Mar
Body Lice And Other Infestations
Last time, we talked about the curse of the overcrowded day care, the head[Read More]
Jan
Video: Simple Running Suture Demo
For more than a decade, I’ve been teaching basic suturing to the preparedness community. Usually,[Read More]
Jul
July 4th Fireworks Safety
The Fourth of July is coming up, and many proud Americans will be celebrating with[Read More]
Jul
Video: Minor Wounds
In this video, Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton steps in front of the camera to discuss[Read More]
Feb
Self-Reliance Experience, Knoxville
Nurse Amy and I would like to announce that we’ll be giving a free lecture,[Read More]
Sep
Video: Minor Wound Care
From a simple cut to burns, any damage to skin is akin to a hole[Read More]