Tag Archives: Dr Bones and Nurse Amy

Survival Medicine Podcast Now On YouTube, Spreaker

Looks like BlogTalkRadio is closing its doors, so we have added Spreaker to your options[Read More]

Noroviruses

Many of us have heard of the “stomach flu” but not the actual virus that[Read More]

Diabetes, Part 4: Natural Remedies

In part 1, part 2, and part 3 of this series, I discussed types, symptoms,[Read More]

What Is Nipah Virus (NiV)?

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, the last thing you want to hear about[Read More]

Video Podcast?

After about 600 audio podcasts, Amy and I have decided to experiment with a video[Read More]

Survival Medicine Podcast: Austere Medics

You know, the world isn’t getting any safer these days, and that means that, more[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Post-Irma, Floods, Shoulder Dislocation

Survival Medicine Hour #354 This Survival Medicine Hour 9/15: Hurricane Irma has wreaked havoc on[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Eye Issues, Fractures, TENS units

THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR: EYE ISSUES, FRACTURES, TENS UNITS In this episode of the Survival[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Giardia, Bear Safety and more

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD and Amy Alton, ARNP[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Tara Dodrill of Power Grid Down, Vaccines, Mers, much more

  In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy[Read More]

Floods

There’s a lot of information on the risks associated with storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, but[Read More]

Azithromycin

In a survival setting, I’ve often discussed the importance of having a way to prevent[Read More]

Video: Antibiotic Overuse and Survival

  In this video, Joe Alton, MD, co-author of the Survival Medicine Handbook, discusses the[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]

Video: Bird Flu Outbreak

Millions of livestock poultry are being euthanized to combat the United States’ worst outbreak of[Read More]

Cipro

In remote settings where modern medical help is not an option, there will be a[Read More]

Lost at Sea, Part 3

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

Lost at Sea, Part 2

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

Survival Medicine Hour: Cholera, Measles and Civil Liberties

In the episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton,[Read More]

Survival Medicine VideoCast

Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, will be on the screen[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Food Poisoning, Labor and Delivery, Whooping Cough, More

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

Video: Concussions

In his latest video, held in the library as the hospital tent is being moved,[Read More]

Ebola: The Year Of Living Dangerously

This article was originally published in my capacity as contributing editor to the excellent website[Read More]

Immunity

I’ve been writing a lot about epidemics lately, including Ebola, EnterovirusD68, and others. I talk[Read More]

Video: Earthquakes with Dr. Bones

In his latest video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to keep your[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Lyme Disease, Triage, Tea Tree Oil, New Virus

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: MERS, Monsanto, Tornadoes, and More

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and[Read More]

The Medic Under Fire

“I am dying.” This was the tweet posted by Oleysa Zhukovskaya, a 21 year old[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: The Simple Survival Smart Book, and more…

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: New DVD, Avalanche, Medical Training, Peanut Allergies

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom™ Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Winter Car Survival Tips

It’s been incredibly frigid in parts of the U.S. and Canada this year, and it’s[Read More]

Ginger and Asthma

GINGER AND ASTHMA In our efforts to find natural remedies to deal with medical issues,[Read More]

Video By Dr. Bones: Anxiety in Survival Settings

In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, talks about how the survival medic[Read More]

Rodent Control

In a recent article, we talked about rodent-proofing your home, but what about rodent control[Read More]

What “Organic” Really Means

As crisis medicine professionals, we usually discuss issues like bleeding wounds and broken bones, but[Read More]

Video by Dr. Bones: Sprains and Strains

In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses sprains and strains, general treatment,[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Brushfire Plague II, Organic Milk, Salt

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

RATS! Rodent-Proofing A Retreat

In a long-term survival scenario, it’s clear that you will be sharing your environment with[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Influenza, Civil War Anesthesia

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Guest Post: CPR in a Survival Situation

CPR In A Survival Situation By Kyle Williams, RN, CFRN, EMT-P (DR. BONES SAYS:  From[Read More]

New Video: Depression in Survival Settings

I don’t have to tell you that the loss of modern technology will be a[Read More]

Don’t Skimp On The Cranberries

Did you miss having cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving? Well, that’s okay, because there’s always cranberry[Read More]

Influenza, Part 4: Treatment

In previous parts of this series on influenza, we discussed What the flu virus is[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: MAG’s Charley Hogwood, Heart Disease, Medical Supplies

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Influenza, Part 3: Prevention

In this latest part of our series on influenza, we will concentrate on ways to[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour(tm) Podcast: Charley Hogwood, Author of MAGS

In this episode of The Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Body Armor Basics

We often write articles on how to treat wounds caused by traumatic force such as[Read More]

Influenza, Part 2: Immunity

This is part 2 of an ongoing series on influenza. For part 1, click this[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Typhoon, Medical Supplies, Staying Calm

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour Nov 9, 2013 with Dr. Bones and Nurse[Read More]

Influenza, Part 1

As we enter flu season, I will be writing various articles discussing influenza and the[Read More]

American Blackout Video with Dr. Bones

Recently, I managed to take in the latest National Geographic Channel docudrama, “American Blackout“.  Here[Read More]

Heart Disease in Survival

Unlike most doctors, I don’t spend a great deal of time discussing coronary artery disease,[Read More]

Alternative Antibiotics in Survival

Years ago, I wrote the original article on aquarium antibiotics as an option in a[Read More]

YouTube Video by Dr. Bones: Antibiotic Overuse

For years now, Joe Alton, M.D. aka Dr. Bones and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. aka Nurse[Read More]

Becoming A Medical Asset, Part 2

In Part 1, we discussed the importance of the medically responsible member of a family[Read More]

Head Trauma Video by Dr. Bones

As survival medic, you will come across circumstances where you’ll  have to evaluate a head[Read More]

Becoming A Medical Asset, Part 1

Our mission has always been simple:  To have a medically self-reliant person in every family[Read More]

Head Trauma

At a recent conference, I was asked to see a toddler who received a nasty[Read More]

Survival Medicine Hour: Diabetes, Airway Obstruction, and More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour(tm) with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy: Talk[Read More]

Diabetes and Survival, Part 5: Natural Remedies

  In the first 4 parts of our series on Diabetes Mellitis, we discussed type[Read More]

Survival Medicine vs. Outdoors Medicine: Video by Dr. Bones

In Joe Alton, M.D.’s latest video, he talks about how people confuse true long-term survival[Read More]

Diabetes and Survival, Part 3: Type 2 Prevention

In part 1 of this series of articles, we gave an overview of diabetes mellitis[Read More]

Wildfire Survival

Multi-year drought in much of the West has led to harsh summers recently.  Hundred of[Read More]

Obamacare and the Privileged Few

Worried about Obamacare? Lawmakers aren’t. The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is one of the[Read More]

Survival Medicine: Lice-Video by Dr. Bones

In a survival scenario, it is the medic’s responsibility to make sure infections and infestations[Read More]

Diabetes and Survival, Part 2: Type 1 Prevention

In Part 1, we discussed the long-standing history of diabetes (also called “diabetes mellitis”) and[Read More]

Diabetes and Survival: Part 1

One of the most common questions we receive during our travels is about Diabetes (officially[Read More]

Lower Back Pain, Part 2

In our last article, we discussed the high likelihood that lower back pain is in[Read More]

Lower Back Pain: Part 1

Lower back pain affects about 90% of the population at some point in their lives. [Read More]

Doom and Bloom Hour: Tom Martin of APN

On this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour, Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones interview[Read More]

Ingrown Toenails in Tough Times

You may think toenail problems are small stuff, but trying to do the activities of[Read More]

Ulcers/Acid Reflux

Chronic stress, as will be seen in a collapse scenario, can manifest itself in ways[Read More]

New Video: Athlete’s Foot

When your dogs are howling (your feet, not your rottweilers), your work efficiency may be[Read More]

Adversity and Survival

I recently read an article about a young man who lost a leg to a[Read More]

It’s A Cruel, Cruel Summer!

As we enter the full furnace blast that is Summer in most parts of the[Read More]

Emergency Medicine Vs. Survival Medicine

Standard emergency medicine strategies are intended to aid you in managing situations where the incident[Read More]

Why We Are Wheezing: CO2 And Asthma

Whatever your thoughts on global warming, one disturbing fact recently surfaced: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions[Read More]

Poison Ivy And Its Relatives

In the Northern Hemisphere, warm weather is upon us and school is done for the[Read More]

Flood Safety

We frequently discuss the risks associated with storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes, but not[Read More]

Keeping The Medic Healthy

Last time, we talked about how to set up a well-planned sick room in a[Read More]

The Survival Sick Room

In good times, we have the luxury of modern medical facilities and advanced techniques to[Read More]

Mosquitos and Diseases They Carry

  PART 2 OF INSECT BITES AND STINGS Spring is in the air, and so[Read More]

Triage For Mass Casualty Incidents, Part 2

(DR. BONES SAYS:  The frequency of mass casualty incidents from shootings have been very high[Read More]

Insect Bites And Stings, Part 1

In a survival scenario, you will see a million insects for every snake; so many,[Read More]

Survival Antibiotics

We were at the recent USA Prepares event in Missouri and many of the questions[Read More]

When Your Dogs Are Howling (From Athlete’s Foot)

Part of your duties as a medical caregiver is to deal with minor issues that[Read More]

Essential Oils as Medicinal Survival Aid

(Dr. Bones Says:  This discussion relates to essential oil as a survival tool in a[Read More]

Dermatitis in Doomsday Scenarios

Few of us are blessed with perfect skin in normal times, and the circumstances surrounding[Read More]

YOU as Medical Resource

In circumstances when you have lost access to modern medicine, there is no substitute for[Read More]

Black Widow and Brown Recluse Spider Bites

Anyone spending time in the outdoors is subject to the risk that they might encounter[Read More]

Collapsed Veins in a Collapse

Varicose veins are dilated blood vessels, usually in the legs, which have lost tone in[Read More]

Survival Medicine Cabinet: OTC Drugs

We spend a lot of time talking about natural and alternative remedies, and we often[Read More]

The Survival Medicine Cabinet: Infections

Recently, Nurse Amy published her (very ambitious) list of medical supplies for the post-SHTF (link provided)[Read More]

Choosing a Get-Home Bag

 (Dr. Bones says: Today we have a guest post by Alex Smith, author of the[Read More]

Plantar Warts

In a grid-down scenario, some medical issues involve conditions that aren’t life-threatening by themselves but[Read More]

The Medicinal Garden

(Dr. Bones says: We are obliged to say that essential oils are not proven treatments,[Read More]

Wound Care in the Wilderness

Although we focus on long term survival situations, many of our strategies will be useful[Read More]

When a Person (not a society) Collapses

In our travels, we often speak at preparedness conferences and other events where there a[Read More]

Snakebite Survival

In a grid-down scenario, you will find yourself out in the woods a lot more[Read More]

Seizures in Survival Scenarios

Seizures occur when the brain’s electrical system misfires. Instead of sending out signals in a[Read More]