In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss important tips on controlling bleeding wounds (18 tips, as a matter of fact!), The cover-up (alleged) of the true origins of COVID-19 by the powers that be, biologic weapons in warfare, the pros and cons of the LifeVac dechoking device,[Read More] The post Survival Medicine Podcast: Bleeding, Biological Warfare, LifeVac, More first appeared on ..read more

Many different disaster scenarios can lead to mass casualties. The largest in the last century, short of a World War, was a biological event: the COVID pandemic. I have always believed that COVID originated in a lab, and the evidence for my suspicions seem to become more justified over time. While the release of the[Read More] The post Biological Agents As Weapons first appeared on ..read more

The COVID pandemic is over, and the virus is now one of those that circulate through the population annually. There has always been doubt, to many, about the apparently spontaneous emergence of COVID-19 in a Chinese live market. Claiming that a Chinese virology lab was the origin of the coronavirus pandemic and that, as well,[Read More] The post Call Me Crazy, But Was There A COVID Cover-Up? first appeared on ..read more

Experts are waving the red flag on the bird flu virus that has infected wild and food-producing poultry, farm animals like cattle, fur-bearing critters, and recently, a dairy worker. The virus, 2020’s H5N1 influenza, theoretically has the potential to be the source of the next pandemic, and some claim it could be 100 times worse[Read More] The post Bird Flu: The Next Viral Outbreak? first appeared on ..read more

You know, we talk a lot about medical supplies that you have to get serious training for, like tourniquets, hemostatic dressings, decompression needles, and the like, but there are important supplies you probably have right now in your medicine cabinet that are also very important for the survival medic in long-term disaster settings. Dressings, bandages,[Read More] The post Survival Medicine Podcast: Internal Injuries, Bandages/Dressings, Raw Honey, Antiseptics, More… first appeared on ..read more

The family medic should know about hemorrhage and how to treat it as a basic skill, but there are aspects not always clear to the average person. This companion video to a recent article is Part 2 of Dr. Joe Alton’s thoughts (a total of 18 over 2 videos) on bleeding control off the grid[Read More] The post Video: Thoughts On Bleeding Control, Part 2 first appeared on ..read more

The family medic should know about hemorrhage and how to treat it as a basic skill, but there are aspects not always clear to the average person. This companion video to a recent article is Part 1 of Dr. Joe Alton’s thoughts (a total of 18 over 2 videos) on bleeding control off the grid[Read More] The post Video: Thoughts On Bleeding Control, Part 1 first appeared on ..read more

  The risk of hemorrhage from traumatic injury exists in good times or bad, whether it’s due to a motor vehicle accident, a work mishap, civil unrest, or the zombie apocalypse. A major arterial bleed, if untreated, can cause a victim to be beyond medical help in just a few short minutes. The bleeding may[Read More] The post 18 Principles Of Bleeding Control first appeared on ..read more

Traumatic injuries occur in the tens of millions every year. These don’t always (hardly ever, as a matter of fact) occur right outside of a hospital. You may need to evaluate a wound, stop bleeding, and possibly care for the injury until it heals, depending on the type of wound and availability of modern medicine.[Read More] The post VIDEO: How Wounds Heal first appeared on ..read more

Joe and Amy Alton’s Survival Medicine Podcast discusses the start of tornado season and how to get yourself prepared, [lus basics of draining boils and abscesses off the grid. Dr. Bones takes a hard look at medical skills needed to survive, listing them out, and giving a reasoned look on how to be a successful[Read More] The post Survival Medicine Podcast: Tornadoes, Draining Abscesses, Medical Skills, More first appeared on ..read more