Bleeding wound Recently, Dr. Alton was asked to write an article on tourniquets for the highly[...]
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sharp trauma In the last couple of days, we’ve read about multiple stabbing incidents, one [...]
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The Medic’s First Priority Ebola Workers At Risk in Congo The World Health Organization [...]
Both the Gen 6 and Gen 7 C.A.T. are approved by the CoTCCC Last year, Amy Alton ARNP (aka Nurse [...]
VIDEO: THE SWAT TOURNIQUET SWAT tourniquets can be used on children if needed In this video, [...]
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Occasionally, we have the honor of a mention in books that are[...]
VIDEO: THE MANY USES FOR TRIANGULAR BANDAGES Those of us who were members of the Boy Scouts [...]
VIDEO: NEW TCCC TOURNIQUETS (companion video to a recent article) TX3 Tourniquet Tourniquets [...]
SAM-XT TOURNIQUET DEMO The SAM-XT Extremity Tourniquet Hemorrhage control saves lives in [...]
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SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST #390 SCHOOL SAFETY SOLUTIONS Recently, Joe Alton MD wrote [...]
Amputation in survival settings One of the worst injuries that can occur in a disaster or other [...]
The Survival Medicine Hour Podcast #357 off-grid pregnancy care What if you had [...]
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healthy eardrum Given the rash of bombings and shooting in recent years, should first aid 101 be [...]
In Joe Alton, MD's latest video, he examines the issue of providing medical care in [...]
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Would you know the right plan of action if you were caught in an active shooter situation? [...]
What if you were the medic in a long-term survival scenario and came upon an injury [...]
If you took a first aid course a few years ago, you might have learned all about the dangers of [...]