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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for Any Disaster

by Joseph Alton

Medical preparedness for emergencies

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Medical preparedness for emergencies

Organized around situations in which professional care may be unavailable, this guide surveys first-aid and health concerns associated with disasters and epidemics. Its topics range from allergic reactions, head injuries and animal bites to fractures, kidney stones and mosquito-borne illnesses. The Altons also discuss assembling medical supplies and consider natural strategies for situations where pharmaceuticals are inaccessible. The emphasis is on practical health issues that a household might need to understand when ordinary medical services are out of reach.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in preparing for medical emergencies during disasters or epidemics.
  • Households seeking a broad introduction to first-aid topics and emergency medical supplies.
  • Readers interested in the book’s discussion of natural approaches when pharmaceuticals are unavailable.

Themes

Disaster preparednessFirst aid and emergency careHousehold medical suppliesEpidemics and illnessNatural health strategies

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Book overview

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.
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