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  • Video Podcast: Cellulitis/Abscesses

    11 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video Podcast: Cellulitis/Abscesses

    In this VIDEO version of Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton's podcast, soft tissue infections off the [...]

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    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cellulitis, Abscesses, More

    9 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Podcast: Cellulitis, Abscesses, More

    All injuries carry a risk of infection. Various kinds of microbes can invade the body and cause[...]

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    Hidradenitis

    1 Feb 2021 | Joseph Alton MD
    Hidradenitis

    Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lots of skin conditions can have striking appearances that can affect, [...]

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    Soft Tissue Infections

    26 Oct 2020 | Joseph Alton MD

    All injuries carry a risk of infection. When the skin is breached, various microbes can invade and [...]

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    Suture Basics For The Off-Grid Medic: Needles

    23 Jun 2020 | Joseph Alton MD
    Suture Basics For The Off-Grid Medic: Needles

    Basic diagram of a suture (by medscape.com) In my recent article “Suture Basics For The [...]

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    Clindamycin

    13 Nov 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Clindamycin

    CLINDAMYCIN AS A MEDICAL STORAGE ITEM In any situation where modern medicine is not available, [...]

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    Injuries To The Nail Bed

    18 Oct 2019 | Joseph Alton MD
    Injuries To The Nail Bed

    A fractured femur or a gunshot wound to the chest are major injuries that affect your chances of [...]

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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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    Fluconazole in Survival Settings

    5 Sep 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Fluconazole in Survival Settings

    FLUCONAZOLE: A USEFUL ANTI-FUNGAL FOR FISH? I’ve written quite a bit about antibiotics in the [...]

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    Heat-Related Illness

    14 Jun 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    Heat-Related Illness

    HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS Extremes of heat and cold are part and parcel of a long-term survival [...]

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    VIDEO: All About Tick Bites

    27 May 2018 | Joseph Alton MD
    VIDEO: All About Tick Bites

    ALL ABOUT TICK BITES Backcountry hikes are a great way to commune with nature, but not by [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Skin Issues, Instruments, Sterile vs. Clean

    27 Aug 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Skin Issues, Instruments, Sterile vs. Clean

    Survival Medicine Hour #354 Keeping Instruments Clean In this episode of the [...]

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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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    Video: Making Dakin's Solution, Part 2

    25 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Video: Making Dakin's Solution, Pt. 2 In this video (part 2 of 2), Amy Alton ARNP, aka Nurse Amy, [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Debridement, Shock Treatment, More

    9 Jul 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Debridement, Shock Treatment, More

    THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #345 In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[...]

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    Foot Fungus Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

    13 Apr 2017 | Joseph Alton MD

    Tinea Pedis The medic in austere settings may have to deal with major medical issues; there are [...]

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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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    Choosing Sutures

    11 Jan 2017 | Joseph Alton MD
    Choosing Sutures

    As we go around the country teaching the art of suturing pig’s feet to aspiring porcine [...]

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    Injuries to the Nail Bed

    12 Feb 2016 | Joseph Alton MD

    Minor injuries can sometimes be a major detriment to the function of a member of your survival [...]

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    Survival Medicine Hour: New Sterilization Method, Skin Infections, Ginger

    10 Jan 2016 | Joseph Alton MD
    Survival Medicine Hour: New Sterilization Method, Skin Infections, Ginger

    One big issue in remote locations is the sterilizations of instruments and dressings. Now, the U.S. [...]

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    Being Nitpicky About Lice

    28 Dec 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Being Nitpicky About Lice

    In good times or bad, your family's hygiene is a big factor with regards to their health. As [...]

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    Video: Keflex in Survival

    1 Dec 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Keflex in Survival

    Keflex is called Fish-Flex in aquarium versions After a disaster, daily activities of survival will[...]

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    Video: Glue as a Wound Closure Method, Part 2

    28 Oct 2015 | Joseph Alton MD
    Video: Glue as a Wound Closure Method, Part 2

    In part 2 of his series on skin adhesives, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, compares skin glues to [...]

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    Leprosy in the U.S.

    11 Aug 2015 | Joseph Alton MD

    Leprosy is considered a disease of the past, but the bacterial infection continue to cause cases [...]

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    When Your Dogs Are Howling (From Athlete's Foot)

    29 Mar 2013 | Joseph Alton MD

    Part of your duties as a medical caregiver is to deal with minor issues that don’t threaten your[...]

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    Dermatitis in Doomsday Scenarios

    18 Mar 2013 | Joseph Alton MD

    Few of us are blessed with perfect skin in normal times, and the circumstances surrounding a [...]

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    Collapsed Veins in a Collapse

    22 Feb 2013 | Joseph Alton MD

    Varicose veins are dilated blood vessels, usually in the legs, which have lost tone in the valves [...]

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    Plantar Warts

    5 Feb 2013 | Joseph Alton MD

    In a grid-down scenario, some medical issues involve conditions that aren’t life-threatening by [...]

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    Diagnosing Dermatitis

    4 Jan 2012 | Joseph Alton MD

    Few of us are blessed with perfect skin, and the circumstances surrounding a societal upheaval [...]

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