The survival medicine handbook : a guide for when medical help is NOT on the way : a Doom and Bloom guide

The Survival Medicine Handbook(tm) is a guide for those who want to be medically prepared for any disaster where help is NOT on the way. This book is written by Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P., the premiere Medical Preparedness Professionals from the top ten survival website (http://www.doomandbloom.net) www.doomandbloom.net . The expanded second edition of the 3 category Amazon bestseller (Survival Skills, Disaster Relief, Safety/First Aid) is geared to enable the non-medical professional to deal with all the likely issues they will encounter in catastrophic scenarios. The Survival Medicine Handbook (tm) is not your standard first aid book. It assumes that no hospital or doctor is available in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. This book will give you the tools to handle injuries and illness for when YOU might be the end of the line with regards to your family's medical well-being. In circumstances where medical personnel are overwhelmed and access to modern technology is limited or non-existent, The Survival Medicine Handbook(tm) is the essential reference book for every library. Written in plain English, you'll find step-by-step instructions on how to identify and treat over 100 different medical issues. The second edition also covers alternative remedies for almost every possible medical condition in situations where modern healthcare is inaccessible. DISCLAIMER DEDICATIONS ABOUT THE AUTHORS PREFACE: THE SECOND EDITION • TAKING RESPONSIBILITY • WHAT THIS BOOK ISN’T INTRODUCTION: ARE YOU NORMAL? SECTION 1: PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS • DOOM AND BLOOM VS. DOOM AND GLOOM • BAD NEWS AND GOOD NEWS • HISTORY OF PREPAREDNESS • MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS • THE CONCEPT OF INTEGRATED MEDICINE • WILDERNESS MEDICINE VS. LONG TERM SURVIVAL MEDICINE • THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY -Practice What You Preach SECTION 2: BECOMING A MEDICAL RESOURCE • THE SURVIVAL MEDIC • THE STATUS ASSESSMENT -Responsibilities -Scenarios -How Many People? -Special Needs? -Physical Environment -How Long? -Obtaining knowledge -Obtaining Training? • LIKELY MEDICAL ISSUES YOU WILL FACE • MEDICAL SKILLS YOU WILL WANT TO LEARN • MEDICAL SUPPLIES -Sterile vs. clean -Personal carry Kit -Nuclear family kit -Medic at Away Camp List -Community clinic supply kit • NATURAL REMEDIES:A PRIMER • ESSENTIAL OILS • THE MEDICINAL GARDEN • THE PHYSICAL EXAM • THE MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT -S.T.A.R.T -Primary Triage: MCI scenario -MCI scenario results • PATIENT TRANSPORT • THE IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT ADVOCATES SECTION 3: HYGIENE AND SANITATION • HYGEINE-RELATED MEDICAL ISSUES • LICE, TICKS, AND WORMS • DENTAL ISSUES -How teeth decay -Toothache -Dental fractures -Subluxations and Avulsions -Dental extraction • RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS -Colds vs. influenza -Guide to protective masks • FOOD AND WATER-BORNE ILLNESS -Sterilizing water -Sterilizing food • DIARRHEAL DISEASE AND DEHYDRATION -Rehydration • DEALING WITH SEWAGE ISSUES • FOOD POISONING SECTION 4: INFECTIONS • APPENDICITIS AND CONDITIONS THAT MIMIC IT -Tubal pregnancy -Diverticulitis -Pelvic inflammatory disease -Ovarian cysts • URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS • HEPATITIS • PELVIC AND VAGINAL INFECTIONS • CELLULITIS • ABSCESSES • TETANUS • MOSQUITO BORNE ILLNESS SECTION 5: ENVIRON MENTAL FACTORS • HYPERTHERMIA • HYPOTHERMIA -Prevention -Frostbite and Immersion -Cold water safety -Falling through the ice • ALTITUDE SICKNESS • WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS -Smoke inhalation • TORNADO PREPAREDNESS • HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS • EARTHQUAKES PREPAREDNESS • ALLERGIC REACTIONS -Minor and chronic allergies -Hay Fever -Asthma -Anaphylactic reactions • POISON IVY, OAK, AND SUMAC • RADIATION SICKNESS • BIOLOGICAL WARFARE SECTION 6: INJURIES • MINOR WOUNDS • MAJOR AND HEMORRHAGIC WOUNDS -Commercial blood clotting agents • SOFT TISSUE WOUND CARE • WOUND CLOSURE -Tapes, glues, and sutures -All about sutures -When to close/leave open a wound • LOCAL ANESTHESIA AND NERVE BLOCKS -Radial -Digital • HOW TO SUTURE SKIN • HOW TO STAPLE SKIN -Staples vs. sutures • BLISTERS, SPLINTERS, AND FISHHOOKS -Foot Care • NAILBED INJURIES • BURN INJURIES -First degree burns -Second-degree burns -Third-degree burns -Natural burn remedies • ANIMAL BITES • SNAKE BITES • INSECT BITES AND STINGS -Bee/wasp -Spiders -Scorpions -Fire Ants -Bedbugs • HEAD INJURIES • SPRAINS AND STRAINS • DISLOCATIONS • FRACTURES -Rib fractures and pneumothorax • AMPUTATION SECTION 7: CHRONIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS • THYROID DISEASE -Hyperthyroidism -Hypothyroidism • DIABETES • HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE -Taking a blood pressure • HEART DISEASE AND CHEST PAIN -Cholesterol issues • ULCER AND ACID REFLUX DISEASE • SEIZURE DISORDERS -When a person collapses • JOINT DISEASE -Arthritis types -Natural therapy for joint disease • KIDNEY AND GALL BLADDER STONES • DERMATITIS • VARICOSE VEINS SECTION 8: OTHER IMPORTANT MEDICAL ISSUES • CPR IN A COLLAPSE SITUATION -Airway obstruction CPR in the unconscious patient • HEADACHE -Headache Types -Natural headache relief • EYE CARE -infections of the eye -eye trauma -The “broken” nose • EARACHE -Ear infections -Other ear problems • HEMORRHOIDS • BIRTH CONTROL, PREGNANCY, AND DELIVERY -How to prevent pregnancy -Pregnancy care basics -Delivery • ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION • SLEEP DEPRIVATION SECTION 9: MEDICATIONS • ESSENTIAL OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS • PAIN MEDICATIONS • NATURAL PAIN RELIEF • STOCKPILING MEDICATIONS -Antibiotic options -Antibiotic overuse -Other medicines • HOW TO USE ANTIBIOTICS -Amoxicillin -Ciprofloxacin -Doxycycline -Azithromycin -Clindamycin -Metronidazole -Sulfa Drugs -Ampicillin -Antifungal medications -Antiviral medications • EXPIRATION DATES • AN OPEN LETTER TO PHYSICIANS SECTION 10: REFERENCES PRINT AND VIDEO REFERENCES GLOSSARY OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY "If modern medical care is not available, you may be the end of the line when it comes to keeping your family healthy. Do you have the knowledge and training to take on this responsibility? This second edition of the book will give you the ability to deal with 90% of the issues you might face in any survival situation. The goal of the Survival Medicine Handbook is to help you do what you can, with what you have, where you are. With this guide, you will become a medial asset to your family in uncertain times"--Page 4 of cover. Introduction: Are you normal? Principles of medical preparedness Becoming a medical resource Hygiene and sanitation Infections Environmental factors Injuries. Chronic medical problems Other important medical issues Medications Glossary of medical terms.