After about 600 audio podcasts, Amy and I have decided to experiment with a video podcast on [...]
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Survival Medicine Hour #354 This Survival Medicine Hour 9/15: Hurricane Irma has wreaked havoc on [...]
THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR: EYE ISSUES, FRACTURES, TENS UNITS In this episode of the [...]
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In collaboration with the good folks at aroundthecabin.com/campfire, Joe and Amy Alton host a live[...]
In addition to our weekly audio podcast, we have a videocast broadcast live in collaboration [...]
For those who haven't seen it yet, their twice-monthly videocast at aroundthecabin.com gives [...]
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, [...]
There’s a lot of information on the risks associated with storms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, but[...]
In this episode of Joe and Amy Alton's (aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy) videocast with [...]
In a survival setting, I've often discussed the importance of having a way to prevent and treat [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, MD, co-author of the Survival Medicine Handbook, discusses [...]
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[...]
Millions of livestock poultry are being euthanized to combat the United States' worst outbreak of [...]
In remote settings where modern medical help is not an option, there will be a number of deaths that[...]
Our latest videocast in collaboration with the great folks at www.aroundthecabin.com is now [...]
In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we discussed the unusual case of Louis Jordan, a sailor whose boat [...]
In our last article, we discussed the case of a man who was stranded at sea for 66 days without much[...]
In their latest videocast, Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, [...]
Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, do a videocast the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each [...]
In the episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and [...]
Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, will be on the screen when they do their videocast [...]
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, [...]
In his latest video, held in the library as the hospital tent is being moved, Joe Alton, M.D., aka [...]
This article was originally published in my capacity as contributing editor to the excellent website[...]
I’ve been writing a lot about epidemics lately, including Ebola, EnterovirusD68, and others. I [...]
In his latest video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses how to keep your family safe during [...]
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (Joe Alton, [...]
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, [...]
"I am dying." This was the tweet posted by Oleysa Zhukovskaya, a 21 year old woman who volunteered [...]
Patrick Shrier, Author of "The Simple Survival Smart Book" In this episode of the Doom and [...]
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom™ Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy talk [...]
It’s been incredibly frigid in parts of the U.S. and Canada this year, and it’s time to discuss[...]
GINGER AND ASTHMA In our efforts to find natural remedies to deal with medical issues, we’ve [...]
Anxiety in Survival Settings In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, talks about how the [...]
In a recent article, we talked about rodent-proofing your home, but what about rodent control once [...]
As crisis medicine professionals, we usually discuss issues like bleeding wounds and broken bones, [...]
In this video, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, discusses sprains and strains, general treatment, and[...]
R.P. RUGGIERO'S NEW NOVEL In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. [...]
In a long-term survival scenario, it’s clear that you will be sharing your environment with [...]
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss [...]
CPR In A Survival Situation By Kyle Williams, RN, CFRN, EMT-P (DR. BONES SAYS: From time to [...]
It's an uphill climb to get out of depression I don't have to tell you that the loss of modern [...]
Did you miss having cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving? Well, that’s okay, because there’s always[...]
In previous parts of this series on influenza, we discussed What the flu virus is and how it [...]
THE SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. [...]
In this latest part of our series on influenza, we will concentrate on ways to prevent the flu. [...]
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GROUPS In this episode of The Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Dr. [...]
We often write articles on how to treat wounds caused by traumatic force such as bullets or knives, [...]
IMMUNITY This is part 2 of an ongoing series on influenza. For part 1, click this link: [...]
In this episode of The Survival Medicine Hour Nov 9, 2013 with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, Nurse Amy [...]
As we enter flu season, I will be writing various articles discussing influenza and the viruses that[...]
Recently, I managed to take in the latest National Geographic Channel docudrama, "American [...]
Myocardial Infarction Unlike most doctors, I don't spend a great deal of time discussing coronary [...]
Years ago, I wrote the original article on aquarium antibiotics as an option in a survival [...]
ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE For years now, Joe Alton, M.D. aka Dr. Bones and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. aka Nurse [...]
In Part 1, we discussed the importance of the medically responsible member of a family or survival[...]
As survival medic, you will come across circumstances where you'll have to evaluate a head [...]
Our mission has always been simple: To have a medically self-reliant person in every family that [...]
At a recent conference, I was asked to see a toddler who received a nasty whack to the back of the [...]
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour(tm) with Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy: Talk about [...]
In the first 4 parts of our series on Diabetes Mellitis, we discussed type 1 diabetes and type 2[...]
In Joe Alton, M.D.'s latest video, he talks about how people confuse true long-term survival [...]
In part 1 of this series of articles, we gave an overview of diabetes mellitis , its types, and [...]
Multi-year drought in much of the West has led to harsh summers recently. Hundred of thousands[...]
Worried about Obamacare? Lawmakers aren't. Fat Cat The Affordable Care Act, aka [...]
A Nit (lice egg) on a Hair Shaft In a survival scenario, it is the medic's responsibility to make[...]
In Part 1, we discussed the long-standing history of diabetes (also called “diabetes [...]
PANCREAS AND INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS One of the most common questions we receive during our[...]
In our last article, we discussed the high likelihood that lower back pain is in your [...]
Lower back pain affects about 90% of the population at some point in their lives. We’re [...]
On this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Hour, Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones interview Tom Martin of the [...]
You may think toenail problems are small stuff, but trying to do the activities of daily survival [...]
How Acid Reflux Works Chronic stress, as will be seen in a collapse scenario, can manifest [...]
When your dogs are howling (your feet, not your rottweilers), your work efficiency may be [...]
I recently read an article about a young man who lost a leg to a land mine while hiking in a [...]
As we enter the full furnace blast that is Summer in most parts of the country, we turn to medical [...]
Standard emergency medicine strategies are intended to aid you in managing situations where the [...]
Whatever your thoughts on global warming, one disturbing fact recently surfaced: Carbon Dioxide [...]
In the Northern Hemisphere, warm weather is upon us and school is done for the summer. As such, we [...]
We frequently discuss the risks associated with storms such as hurricanes and tornadoes, but not as[...]
Last time, we talked about how to set up a well-planned sick room in a bug-out camp or if staying in[...]
In good times, we have the luxury of modern medical facilities and advanced techniques to isolate [...]
PART 2 OF INSECT BITES AND STINGS Spring is in the air, and so are a lot of flying [...]
TRIAGE SET-UP TARPS (DR. BONES SAYS: The frequency of mass casualty incidents [...]
In a survival scenario, you will see a million insects for every snake; so many, indeed, that you [...]
We were at the recent USA Prepares event in Missouri and many of the questions that we fielded [...]
Part of your duties as a medical caregiver is to deal with minor issues that don’t threaten your[...]
(Dr. Bones Says: This discussion relates to essential oil as a survival tool in a [...]
Few of us are blessed with perfect skin in normal times, and the circumstances surrounding a [...]
In circumstances when you have lost access to modern medicine, there is no substitute for being [...]
Anyone spending time in the outdoors is subject to the risk that they might encounter a [...]
Varicose veins are dilated blood vessels, usually in the legs, which have lost tone in the valves [...]
We spend a lot of time talking about natural and alternative remedies, and we often make [...]
Recently, Nurse Amy published her (very ambitious) list of medical supplies for the post-SHTF (link[...]
(Dr. Bones says: Today we have a guest post by Alex Smith, author of the new book "GETTING [...]
In a grid-down scenario, some medical issues involve conditions that aren’t life-threatening by [...]
(Dr. Bones says: We are obliged to say that essential oils are not proven treatments, according to [...]
Although we focus on long term survival situations, many of our strategies will be useful on a [...]