Tag Archives: disaster medicine
Video: Thoughts On Bleeding Control, Part 2
The family medic should know about hemorrhage and how to treat it as a basic[Read More]
Mar
Video: Thoughts On Bleeding Control, Part 1
The family medic should know about hemorrhage and how to treat it as a basic[Read More]
Mar
Joe Alton MD’s Article in Offgrid Recoil: Medical Improvisations
Thanks to OffGrid Recoil Magazine for publishing the following article of mine on medical improvisations![Read More]
Mar
#356 Survival Medicine Hour: Snakebites, Doxycycline, More
#356 SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Warm weather wakes humans up from their hibernation, but it[Read More]
Jul
Boiling Water: How Long To Disinfect?
BOILING WATER FOR DISINFECTION You and I know that we need water to live, but[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Stroke, Ebola 2018, Med Storage, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST In 2014, Joe Alton MD began reporting on an outbreak of[Read More]
May
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]
Aug
Radiation Sickness
RADIATION SICKNESS Many consider a nuclear attack an outlandish scenario to which only conspiracy theorists[Read More]
Dakin’s Solution for Wound Care
Dakin’s Solution One of the challenges facing the caregiver in austere settings is how to[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Norovirus, Cold Myths, Man Flu?
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr.[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: Sleep Deprivation, Burns, Zika, More
In survival, getting sleep is important to keep you sharp and make sure that appropriate[Read More]
All About Bedbugs
Sometimes it’s the little things that make the difference between a good life and a[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine Hour: Amputation, Insomnia, more
What if you were the medic in a long-term survival scenario and came upon an[Read More]
Medical Supplies As Survival Barter Items
I recently received a communication from a paramedic who asked what I keep in terms[Read More]
Jul
Video: Fish Antibiotics in Survival: Yea or Nay?
Doom and Bloom’s 700th post is Joe Alton’s video in defense of fish antibiotics in[Read More]
Gunshot Wounds, Pt. 1: Bleeding
Given the recent reports of shooting incidents, it’s good to have an idea of how[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: MERS, Dental, Wounds, More
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]
May
Video: Doxycycline
In this video, part of a series on antibiotics and their application in survival settings,[Read More]
May
Video: Intro to Antibiotics Series
In this video, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the importance of having antibiotics[Read More]
Apr
Surviving in Cold Water
It’s winter, and mishaps can occur that lead us to a discussion about surviving in[Read More]
Jan
The Case for Medical Preparedness
Medical preparedness refers to the ability of a population to deal with sickness and injuries[Read More]
Sep
You’ve got your preps, but do you have a plan?
The Preparedness Community and Planning for the Worst Hey Prepper Nation, Many folks in the[Read More]