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Survival Medicine Podcast: Altitude Sickness, Community and Survival, More
It's winter, and some folks are heading for ski resorts, and that means a big change in altitude for most. The National Academy of Sciences reports that 33.5% of the population lives below an elevati…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Dr. Joe Alton discusses dog flu, winter car survival,
Winter storms like "bomb cyclones" can be life-threatening, so it's important to know how to winterize, not only your car, but yourself. In this episode, Dr. Joe Alton discusses different ways to mak…
Published on 3 years ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Brain Trauma, Bee Stings, Paxlovid, Wound Care
Joe Alton MD, aka Dr. Bones, covers a broad range of topic in this episode, including traumatic brain injuries like concussions and worse. Head injuries will be common in survival settings, and the m…
Published on 3 years ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: RSV, Cellulitis, Antibiotics, Cold Water Safety
People in off-grid settings are often called upon to perform activities to which they’re not accustomed. In daily survival, the inexperienced will suffer mishaps that lead to injury; in situations wh…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Wound Care, Debridement, More
In normal times, once you have stopped the bleeding and applied a splint or dressing, the emergency is “over.” You sit and wait for an ambulance or rescue helicopter to arrive and your part is over. …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Flooding, Constipation, Monkeypox
A world weary of one viral pandemic is now experiencing the early stages of another: In the last three months, more than 88 countries have reported a total of more than 30,000 cases of the disease ca…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Saltwater Encounters, Drowning, Cellulitis
t’s summer, and this is the time that people head out to the shore and take in the Great Outdoors. Millions will do just that, and the vast majority of beach-goers will experience nothing but a great…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Anaphylaxis, Lightning, Complementary Medicine
Well, it’s summer and a lot of folks are heading out into the great outdoors. In a disaster or any other situation that knocks us off the grid, we’ll be exposed a lot more to things like insect sting…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Chamomile, IV basics, Rehydration Alternatives
Today Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones talk about the health benefits of chamomile. Yes, a regular MD and nurse practitioner touting the benefits of herbal tea, how about that? Hey, in times of trouble, you…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Survival Medicine Podcast: Censorship, Stab Wounds, Peppermint, Leg Cramps
A bill entered in California’s state legislature has gone where President Biden’s “disinformation bureau” couldn’t. Bill AB-2098 gives power to the state’s medical board to investigate and punish doc…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago