Category Archives: Wound Closure
Handling A Stab Wound
Recently, a young refugee from Ukraine named Iryna Zarutska was stabbed in the neck by[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Podcast: MPox, Epidemic Sick Rooms, Suturing, More
In this far-ranging episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton[Read More]
Sep
Video: Horizontal Mattress And Figure-Of-Eight Sutures
In this part of his series on suture wound closures, Dr. Joe Alton discusses and[Read More]
Aug
Video: How To Perform Vertical Mattress Sutures
In this video episode in a series on how to perform suture closures, Dr. Joe[Read More]
Jul
Video: Simple Running Suture Demo
For more than a decade, I’ve been teaching basic suturing to the preparedness community. Usually,[Read More]
Jul
Survival Medicine Podcast: Wound Care, Debridement, More
In normal times, once you have stopped the bleeding and applied a splint or dressing,[Read More]
Sep
Self-Reliance Experience, Knoxville
Nurse Amy and I would like to announce that we’ll be giving a free lecture,[Read More]
Sep
Nerve Blocks
In a disaster that knocks us off the grid, increased exertion from activities of daily[Read More]
Jun
Video: How To Staple Skin
The old saying goes: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. Well, there’s[Read More]
Sep
Video: Wound Closure, Part 3: Placing Sutures
In part 3 of this video series, Joe Alton MD, FACOG, FACS teaches the placement[Read More]
Aug
Video: Suture Closure, Part 2
In this video, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP discuss wound closure and demonstrate[Read More]
Aug
Video: Suture Closure, Pt. 1
In this video, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP discuss wound closure and demonstrate[Read More]
Aug
Suture Basics For The Off-Grid Medic: Needles
In my recent article “Suture Basics For The Off-Grid Medic “, I gave some thoughts[Read More]
Jun
Some Suture Basics For The Off-Grid Medic
Many animals, (insects, spiders, shrimp, crabs) have an exoskeleton as a protective covering. Humans have[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Podcast: Riot Safety, Suture Choices
As Free Speech advocates, we support the people’s right to protest and make their opinions heard.[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Debridement, Ebola 2019, Type II Diabetes, More
#366 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST You may have heard the phrase “Gone But Not Forgotten”[Read More]
Sep
#350 Survival Medicine Hour: Suture Materials, Water Off The Grid, More
#350 Survival Medicine Hour Last week, the Altons discussed less invasive methods of wound closure[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Joe Ordia of “Built To Survive”, Bleeding, Bandages, Sutures vs Staples
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Occasionally, we have the honor of a mention in books that[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure, Natural vs Conventional Therapy, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST with JOE ALTON MD and AMY ALTON ARNP In survival scenarios,[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure in Survival Settings, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #382 Injuries occur in disaster and other off-grid settings, and some of[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Care Off The Grid, Medical Backpacks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #380 The right equipment is important for anyone to do a job[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Debridement, Shock Treatment, More
THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #345 In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and[Read More]
Jul
Dakin’s Solution for Wound Care
Dakin’s Solution One of the challenges facing the caregiver in austere settings is how to[Read More]
To Close or Not to Close a Wound
To Close or Not to Close a Wound? When a laceration occurs, our body’s natural[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Blood Clotters, Wound Closure, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[Read More]
Choosing Sutures
As we go around the country teaching the art of suturing pig’s feet to aspiring[Read More]
Jan
When to Close a Wound
There are many injuries that a medic will face in a survival scenario, and a[Read More]
Dec
Video: Glue as a Wound Closure Method, Part 2
In part 2 of his series on skin adhesives, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones,[Read More]
Oct
Video: Glue as a Wound Closure Method, Part 1
There are lots of ways to skin a cat, but how many ways can you[Read More]
Oct
Survival Medicine Hour: Kermit Jones of Prepper Pete, Skin Glues, More
Teaching the youngsters about preparedness isn’t easy, but Navy Chaplain Kermit Jones is helping with[Read More]
Skin Glue in Survival
There are many ways to skin a cat, but how many ways are there to[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Hour: Amputation, Insomnia, more
What if you were the medic in a long-term survival scenario and came upon an[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Surviving Fires, Making Normal Saline, Wound Decisions, More
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Open Wound Care, Expiration Dates, Tomatoes
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss expiration[Read More]
Mar
Video: Open Wounds With Dr. Bones
Okay, you stopped the bleeding, now what? Joe Alton M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses treatment[Read More]
May
The Open Wound
Years ago, we held the first suture class for non-medical people in the preparedness community.[Read More]
How To Staple Skin With Dr. Bones video
Here’s our 2012 video on how to staple skin on a pig’s foot. (Note: A[Read More]
Choosing the Right Suture Material
As we go around the country teaching the art of suturing pig’s feet to aspiring[Read More]