Image by Ujb 98 All injuries carry a risk of infection. When the skin is breached, various [...]
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Tinea Pedis The medic in austere settings may have to deal with major medical issues; there are [...]
Fish Sulfa Forte = Bactrim/Septra In survival settings, it’s reasonable to assume [...]
As we go around the country teaching the art of suturing pig’s feet to aspiring porcine [...]
Minor injuries can sometimes be a major detriment to the function of a member of your [...]
One big issue in remote locations is the sterilizations of instruments and dressings. Now, the [...]
typical head louse In good times or bad, your family's hygiene is a big factor with regards to [...]
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In part 2 of his series on skin adhesives, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, compares skin glues to [...]
Leprosy is considered a disease of the past, but the bacterial infection continue to [...]
Hey Prepper Nation, Part of your duties as a medical caregiver is to deal with [...]
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Varicose veins are dilated blood vessels, usually in the legs, which have lost tone in the [...]
In a grid-down scenario, some medical issues involve conditions that aren’t [...]
Hey Prepper Nation, Few of us are blessed with perfect skin, and the circumstances surrounding a[...]