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ballistic trauma, body armor, giardia, more

Episode 497

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, our hosts tackle the basics of something every survival medic may face at one point or another: ba…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Hantavirus, Hepatitis, Gallstones, Gold Toilet, Pokemon Cheeto, More

Episode 497

In this new podcast format, you'll hear interesting news stories as well as the usual medical topics for the family medic. In the news, A heist involving a gold toilet in England, a Cheeto shaped lik…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Survival Medicine Podcast: 38 dogs, Corpse Flowers, Parasitic Worms, Measles, More

Episode 493

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton,
38 dogs are found swimming a mile offshore in Mississippi, a "corpse flower" blooms in Australia, M…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Hypothermia, Vehicular Terror, Tularemia, Biochar, More

Season 14 Episode 495

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton discuss dead-of-winter hypothermia, including frostbite and other injuries, the rash of vehicular terror incidents …

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Survival Medicine Podcast: Victim transport, Mass Casualties, Bird Flu update

In this episode, Joe and Amy discuss how to evaluate the victims of a mass casualty event, concentrating on your actions with each individual patient using the START and SALT protocols. They also upd…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss the basics of mass casualty events, where the number of casualties exceeds the available resou…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Survival Medicine Podcast: Hurricane Strategies, Migraines, Antiseptics, More

Episode 484

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton talk tips on how to get through the next hurricane. Hurricane Helene caused major destruction even in inland areas …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Survival Medicine Podcast: MPox, Suturing, Sick Room Basics,More

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss the Monkeypox, now called Mpox, and it potential, if any, to be an issue on this continent in the future. Also, s…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Survival Medicine Podcast: Wound Infections, Sinusitis, Listeria, Heat and Pets

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss wound infections, how to diagnose, treat, and prevent. Also, multiple warnings by the FDA rega…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Survival Medicine Podcast: Riot Survival, Suture Materials, Shark Attack, More

Lately, there have been a lot of angry young people carrying flags that aren't red, white, and blue. One day you might find yourself in the midst of these unhappy folks, which is what we call "cruisi…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago