In a real serious emergency, it seems there is always someone who has trouble dealing with it and may need to be sedated during the initial stages. Sedation can also be a method of dealing […]
A OTC Sedative Belongs in Your Medical Kit Read More »
The human body temperature is usually maintained at a constant level of 97.7–99.5 °F. If a person is exposed to cold, and their internal mechanisms cannot replenish the heat that is being lost, the body’s core temperature
Preventing Hypothermia Read More »
Diarrhea or dysentery is often caused by food poisoning or exposure to contaminated water. After TEOTWAWKI, this would become more common due to lack of refrigeration, clean water and good hygiene. In the old Special
Charcoal for the Treatment of Diarrhea or Dysentery Read More »
I see many articles written about treating wound after TEOTWAWKI and most of them are quite good. But there is one aspect that I rarely see mentioned and that is the type and amount of
Wound Dressing After TEOTWAWKI Read More »
A while back I wrote a post on the different types of tourniquets that are currently available and some of their pro and cons. Since I wrote that article I have experimented with them and
The U.S Armies CAT Tourniquet Read More »
If you study the history of warfare, you will see that the death rate among wounded individuals has fallen tremendously. People, who would have died during World War 2 or even Vietnam, now regularly survive.
Some Good Medical Training for Free Read More »
When you are prepping, there may come a time when you need to sterilize medical equipment or tools. You can do this by using an autoclave, but what if you don’t have one? Or what
Improvised Autoclave, How to Make One to Sterilize Your Medical Equip. Read More »
One of the advantages of being an old prepper is the fact that you will have accumulated a lot of stuff. Now this can also be a problem, where do you store it. This morning
Old Civil Defense Sanitation Kits Read More »
Today we are on the whole a pretty healthy society compared to the past. Many of the illness that plagued our ancestors are no longer a problem. Diseases that I saw as a child are
Rickets, a Vitamin Deficiency Disease that May Affect Preppers Read More »
Even with the best of modern dental care, many of us neglect our teeth. We fail to go to the dentist for regular checkups. Now if we fail at good dental hygiene, we go to
Dental Care, Your Life May Depend on It! Read More »
