No one knows what the next disaster will be: earthquake, Coronavirus, flu epidemic, flood, terrorist attack. But everyone should know how to survive a medical emergency if a medical professional isn't available.
From Dr. Joe Alton and Amy Alton ARNP comes an updated edition of their bestseller The Survival Medicine Handbook. This unique medical book is meant to enable the average person to handle injuries and illness in situations in which modern medical facilities and professionals aren't available due to a disaster.
This book is written by America's top medical preparedness experts: Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP. Their mission: to put a medically prepared person in every family for when medical help is not on the way. Using decades of medical experience, they address, in plain language, dozens of medical issues associated with surviving disasters and epidemics. The Altons also discuss the medical supplies needed to become a medical asset to your family and community as well as alternative and natural strategies for when pharmaceuticals aren't available. Topics include:
- Appendicitis and Conditions that Mimic It
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
- Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis
- Head Injuries
- Animal Bites
- Snake Bites
- Head injuries
- Kidney Stones
- Dislocations and Fractures
- Nosebleeds
- Pain Medications
- Natural Pain Relief
- And much much more!
Most medical books will send you to the doctor or hospital when an emergency happens. The Altons assume that the worst might actually happen--that the average person could be left without medical help in a disaster. With their book, you can keep your family healthy in times of trouble.
" The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide belongs on the bookshelf of every prepper and survivalist. It perfectly combines traditional medicine, natural remedies, and common sense to keep you and your loved ones healthy and alive when hospitals aren't a viable option. I can't recommend it enough!" --Jim Cobb, SurvivalWeekly.com, author of Prepper's Long-Term Survival Guide
"Preparation for a time when Western medical care is not available--such as during a 'collapse'--is vital for survival. Dr. Joseph and Amy Alton give practical guidance to prepare nonmedical persons and equip them to care for their loved ones during a long-term survival situation. You will feel confident to handle the most common medical situations encountered during a disaster with The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for any Disaster." --Dr. Scott A. Johnson, author of The Doctor's Guide to Surviving When Modern Medicine Fails
"Dr. Joseph Alton and his wife Amy have made it their lifetime mission to educate those with a preparedness mindset on medical remedies should they find themselves in an emergency scenario where no medical care is available. The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide is a must-have book for everyone's preparedness resource library. It's in mine!" --Survivor Jane(TM), author of Survivor Jane's Guide to: Emergency/Survival Hygiene: A Cookbook for Making Survival Hygiene Products
"Joe and Amy Alton are well-loved and respected pioneers in the survival and prepper world. They have been more than generous with sharing their time, expertise, and encouragement to thousands of people around the world, and I'm thrilled with the new, abridged version of their book, The Survival Medicine Handbook." --Lisa Bedford, author of Survival Mom
"I have known Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy for many years now, and have been with them on speaking tours, radio interviews, and disaster preparedness expos all over the US. I can tell you that they have been at the forefront of the preparedness industry in general, and they are the leaders when it comes to preparedness medicine." --Rick Austin, author of Secret Garden of Survival
Joseph Alton, MD is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of OB/GYN and the founder of the survival website DoomandBloom.net. Dr. Alton is the author of the best-selling Survival Medicine Handbook and is one of the most popular speakers in the country on crisis medicine. He has been featured in The New York Times, Fortune magazine, The Miami Herald, Tulsa World, Small Business Trendsetters, Mother Jones, and on various ABC, CBS, and Fox affiliates. He lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub Date: August 04, 2015
0.8" H x 8.9" L x 6.0" W
328 pages
paperback