Category Archives: Survival at Sea

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]

Stranded At Sea

Here’s a WWII story you may not know about a former president. Having flown 58[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Near-Drowning, Ticks, Sharks, Chikungunya, More

In this topic-packed episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner[Read More]

Summer Drowning Incidents

In warm weather, many folks head to the waterfront for recreation. As humans can’t survive[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Riot Survival, Shark Attack, Suture Materials, More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss[Read More]

Man, It’s Hot, Part 2: Heat Stroke/Heat Exhaustion

You might not consider a heat wave to be a natural disaster, but it can[Read More]

Flesh-Eating Bacteria

A national health alert has been issued for medical providers to be aware of infections[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Flesh Eating Bacteria, Hurricanes, Mudslides, Tourniquets, Jellyfish/Sting Ray Stings, More

Recent hurricanes on the West and East coast have threatened millions, and it’s important for[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Bee and Wasp Stings, Shark Attacks, Making Home Remedy Ointments

You’d have to look far and wide for someone who hasn’t been stung by an[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Saltwater Encounters, Drownings, Cellulitis

It’s summer, and this is the time that people head out to the shore and[Read More]

Shark Attacks

Summer is when people head out to the shore and take in the Great Outdoors.[Read More]

Video: Hypothermia

Winter is coming and, if you’re not ready for it, you have made it your[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Summer Water Hazards

Last week, the Altons said It’s a cruel, cruel summer, like the 80s song goes, and[Read More]

Video: Microplastics In Ocean Waters

In this companion video to a previous article, Dr. Joe Alton laments the accumulation of[Read More]

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[Read More]

Mumps and Mariners

MUMPS Sometimes, diseases that are rare today pop up unexpectedly, such as the recent outbreak[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Sharks, Antibiotics, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we should remember[Read More]

How to Survive Lost at Sea

HOW TO SURVIVE AT SEA Upon the passing of President George H. W. Bush, we[Read More]

Heat-Related Illness

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

Survival Medicine Hour: Nuclear Blasts, Water Safety, Eclipse Eye Safety

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #353 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton MD,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Survival at Sea, Pt.2, Radiation Sickness, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #352 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

12 Water Safety Tips

12 WATER SAFETY TIPS In warm weather, a lot of outdoor activities will include waterfront[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Ortho Injuries, Lost at Sea, Pt.1, Antiseptics, More

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #350 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, hosts Joe[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Protest Survival, Capsizing, Allergies, Pt.1

The Survival Medicine Hour with your hosts Joe Alton, MD aka Dr. Bones and Amy[Read More]

Drowning Survival

Summer’s almost here, and with school done for the year, many of our nation’s families[Read More]

Lost at Sea, Part 3

In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed the unusual case of Louis[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Giardia, Survival at Sea, Black Mold

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour Podcast, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]

Lost at Sea, Part 2

In our last article, we discussed the case of a man who was stranded at[Read More]