Tag Archives: survival medic
Survival Medicine Podcast: Medical Assets, Essential Oils, Acid Reflux/Spasms
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton discusses some important basics[Read More]
Oct
Twins and Breech Babies: Human Birth, Part 4
In this comprehensive series of normal labor and delivery off the grid, we’ve discussed late-term[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Podcast: Med Supplies, Frostbite, Essential Oils, Dakin’s, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss hard[Read More]
Feb
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: Mental Health In Survival, Pt. 1: Anxiety
Many in the preparedness community believe that the group medic should be ready to deal[Read More]
Jun
Choosing A Medic “Bag”
If you are going to be the medical caregiver for your family or community in[Read More]
Aug
Boosting Immunity
In good times or bad, there are always issues that can impact your health. Black[Read More]
May
Video Podcast: Thyroid Issues
In this video version of the Survival Medicine podcast, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Podcast: Austere Medics
You know, the world isn’t getting any safer these days, and that means that, more[Read More]
Jan
Antibiotics: Both Sides Of The Coin
ANTIBIOTICS: BOTH SIDES OF THE COIN A number of infectious diseases, mostly respiratory and intestinal,[Read More]
Dec
Video: Are You Medically Prepared For The Long Term?
You can know first aid and you can have some medical supplies, but are you[Read More]
Jul
VIDEO: The Survival Medic Mindset
VIDEO: The Survival Medic Mindset We often take the miracles of modern medicine for granted.[Read More]
Important Aspects of Tactical Combat Casualty Care
IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF TACTICAL COMBAT CASUALTY CARE You may have heard me reference something called[Read More]
Medical Backpacks
Things To Consider When Choosing a Medical Backpack For anyone to do their job properly,[Read More]
Mar
The Effective Survival Medic
THE EFFECTIVE SURVIVAL MEDIC (This article first appeared in American Survival Guide, a great[Read More]
Oct
Benadryl as a Local Anesthetic in Survival?
Benadryl as a Local Anesthetic in Survival? A major obstacle in the ability of the[Read More]
Jun
Food Contamination
We’ve talked a lot about sterilizing water to make it safe for drinking, but a[Read More]
Skin Glue in Survival
There are many ways to skin a cat, but how many ways are there to[Read More]
Sep
Food and Water Contamination
In normal times, we sometimes see problems with contaminated food and water that result in[Read More]
Straight Talk About Expiration Dates
Years ago, I wrote an article about the truth relating to expiration dates on medications.[Read More]
Aug
Medical Supplies As Survival Barter Items
I recently received a communication from a paramedic who asked what I keep in terms[Read More]
Jul
Medical Supplies, Part 1: Starting Out
A common question we encounter in our travels is: “What supplies do you recommend for[Read More]
Jul
A Survival Medical Truth
In good times or bad, strange things happen that seem to come straight out of[Read More]
Survival Medicine Hour: The Medic Under Fire, Travel Preparedness
In a special international episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton,[Read More]
Mar
The Medic Under Fire
“I am dying.” This was the tweet posted by Oleysa Zhukovskaya, a 21 year old[Read More]
Feb
Influenza, Part 3: Prevention
In this latest part of our series on influenza, we will concentrate on ways to[Read More]
Alternative Antibiotics in Survival
Years ago, I wrote the original article on aquarium antibiotics as an option in a[Read More]
Oct
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]
Oct
Becoming A Medical Asset, Part 2
In Part 1, we discussed the importance of the medically responsible member of a family[Read More]
Oct
Becoming A Medical Asset, Part 1
Our mission has always been simple: To have a medically self-reliant person in every family[Read More]
Oct
How to Extract a Tooth
Many of our readers are often surprised that a medical doctor and nurse devote a[Read More]