Tag Archives: wound closure
Video: Horizontal Mattress And Figure-Of-Eight Sutures
In this part of his series on suture wound closures, Dr. Joe Alton discusses and[Read More]
Aug
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
Self-Reliance Experience, Knoxville
Nurse Amy and I would like to announce that we’ll be giving a free lecture,[Read More]
Sep
Survival Medicine Podcast: Nuclear Events, Wound Closure, Radiation
Some of our friends have discouraged us from speaking about the (hopefully) unlikely possibility of[Read More]
Mar
Video: How To Staple Skin
The old saying goes: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. Well, there’s[Read More]
Sep
Video: Wound Closure, Part 3: Placing Sutures
In part 3 of this video series, Joe Alton MD, FACOG, FACS teaches the placement[Read More]
Aug
Video: Suture Closure, Part 2
In this video, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP discuss wound closure and demonstrate[Read More]
Aug
Video: Suture Closure, Pt. 1
In this video, Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP discuss wound closure and demonstrate[Read More]
Aug
Survival Medicine Podcast: Tear Gas, Suture Needles, Second Waves, More
If you’re reading the headlines, you’re probably hearing that, as the country slowly reopens, we’re[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: EMPs, Herbal Teas, Wound Closure
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST Our thoughts and prayers go out to the citizens of the[Read More]
Sep
#350 Survival Medicine Hour: Suture Materials, Water Off The Grid, More
#350 Survival Medicine Hour Last week, the Altons discussed less invasive methods of wound closure[Read More]
Jun
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure, Natural vs Conventional Therapy, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST with JOE ALTON MD and AMY ALTON ARNP In survival scenarios,[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Closure in Survival Settings, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #382 Injuries occur in disaster and other off-grid settings, and some of[Read More]
Mar
Survival Medicine Hour: Wound Care Off The Grid, Medical Backpacks, More
SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR #380 The right equipment is important for anyone to do a job[Read More]
Mar
To Close or Not to Close a Wound
To Close or Not to Close a Wound? When a laceration occurs, our body’s natural[Read More]
May
Survival Medicine Hour: Blood Clotters, Wound Closure, More
In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones[Read More]
When to Close a Wound
There are many injuries that a medic will face in a survival scenario, and a[Read More]
Dec
Video: Glue as a Wound Closure Method, Part 2
In part 2 of his series on skin adhesives, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones,[Read More]
Oct
Video: Glue as a Wound Closure Method, Part 1
There are lots of ways to skin a cat, but how many ways can you[Read More]
Oct
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
The Open Wound
Years ago, we held the first suture class for non-medical people in the preparedness community.[Read More]
To Stitch or Not to Stitch, THAT is the Question!!
Treating a Laceration in a Collapse Situation There may come a time that you are[Read More]