Tag Archives: hemorrhage
Pregnancy Problems In Survival Settings
It’s a rare individual that doesn’t have someone in their family or social circle of[Read More]
Dec
Handling A Stab Wound
Recently, a young refugee from Ukraine named Iryna Zarutska was stabbed in the neck by[Read More]
Sep
Can We End School Shootings?
After a brief lull, an active shooter event occurred in Madison, Wisconsin when a teenage[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Biological Warfare, LifeVac, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss[Read More]
Apr
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
With Tourniquets, You Get What You Pay For
CAT Tourniquet on upper thigh (NOTE: Data used in this article was first published in[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Ticks and Lyme, Herbal Meds, Dental, More
In this extended episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Joe Alton, MD, FACS, FACOG, and[Read More]
May
Bleeding Management, Pt 2: Stab Wounds
Any disaster can put your people at risk for injury. Many of those injuries cause[Read More]
May
Video: The iTClamp Device
New medical products are introduced from time to time that may help deal with complex[Read More]
The 4th “R”
When you go to school you learn the three “R”s: Reading’, ‘Riting’, ‘Rithmetic. That’s all[Read More]
May
The iTClamp(r)
The Department of Defense’s Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) recognizes there are situations[Read More]
Dec
Survival Medicine Podcast: Tourniquet Principles
Recently, Dr. Alton was asked to write an article on tourniquets for the highly popular Survivor’s Edge[Read More]
Aug
Stab Wounds
STAB WOUND MANAGEMENT Any disaster puts your people at risk for injury. Wounds caused by[Read More]
Video: 10 Critical Principles of Tourniquet Use
Video: 10 Critical Principles of Tourniquet Use In this video, Nurse Amy steps in front[Read More]
Jul
How To Pack A Bleeding Wound
The failure to control hemorrhage is a common cause of death in trauma situations. With[Read More]
VIDEO: A Kit to Manage Hemorrhage in Action
Would you be able to stop severe hemorrhage in the aftermath of a terror attack?[Read More]
Apr
Video: Active Shooter Bleeding Kit, Part 2
In part 2 of a series on hemorrhagic wounds incurred in a terror or other[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: The New 3 R’s, Ear Infections, 5 Second Rule, More
Given the rash of bombings and shooting in recent years, should first aid 101 be[Read More]
Mar
The New 3 R’s: Reading, ‘Riting, Reducing Hemorrhage?
Given the spate of bombings and shootings throughout the world, most recently in Brussels but[Read More]
Mar
Video: Making a Kit to Manage Hemorrhage
In her latest video, Nurse Amy shows off her recently designed Bleeding Control Kit for[Read More]
Mar
Celox and Quikclot to Stop Bleeding
No matter what survival scenario you envision, few come without a real risk of major[Read More]
How to Choose a Tourniquet
If you took a first aid course a few years ago, you might have learned[Read More]
Sep
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: Tourniquets, New Viruses, Antibiotics
In this episode of the Doom and Bloom ™ Survival Medicine Hour, the Altons discuss[Read More]
Jan
Survival Medicine VideoCast
Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, will be on the screen[Read More]
Medical Supplies, Part 4: Open/Bleeding Wounds
The injury that most non-professionals are most fearful of is the open, often bleeding, wound.[Read More]
New Technology for Bleeding Wounds
In an effort to keep our readers abreast of new items that might be useful[Read More]
Stab Wound Management
Given the media outcry against gun ownership, it’s easy to forget the wounds that are[Read More]
To Bleed Or Not To Bleed…
Many of us in the preparedness community are concerned with collapse scenarios that involve civil[Read More]
Head Injuries
Crisis Medicine and Head Injuries Hey Preppers, Head injuries can be soft tissue injuries (brain,[Read More]