Survival Medicine

What, you may ask, is a public relations man doing writing a book on nature cure ? The answer is simple : good health ought to be everybody’s concern, not solely the medical profession’s business. More importantly, in my own case, I suffered immen– sely, for many years, largely due to the shortcomings of the modern medical system. In my despair, I earnestly began my study of natural methods of treatment and cure of disease, as also the ways and means of maintaining good health. Putting the time–tested nature cure methods into practice proved so beneficial in my own case, … Continue Reading

Current patterns in worldwide terrorist activity have increased the potential for casualties related to explosions, yet few civilian emergency medical service providers in the United States have experience treating patients with these injuries. One direct consequence of high–explosive detonations upon the body is blast lung injury—or, BLI. It is characterized by respiratory difficulty and hypoxia. BLI can occur, although rarely, without obvious external chest injury. Persons in enclosed–space explosions or in close proximity to the explosion are at highest risk. BLI presents unique triage, diagnostic, and management challenges.

This document provides a well detailed Blast Lung Injury managment protocol, provides considerations … Continue Reading

Blast lung injury (BLI) presents unique triage, diagnostic, and management challenges and is a direct consequence of the blast wave from high explosive detonations upon the body. BLI is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for blast victims both at the scene and among initial survivors. The blast wave’s impact upon the lung results in tearing, hemorrhage, contusion, and edema with resultant ventilation–perfusion mismatch. BLI is a clinical diagnosis and is characterized by respiratory difficulty and hypoxia, which may occur without obvious external injury to the chest.

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This version of Central Analgetics, by Daniel Lednicer, is the pdf version of the original.

The publisher of the world’s largest online, current medical reference, has compiled its extensive collection of terrorism–related medical content into this Disaster and Trauma eBook for medical professionals and the public. This customized book fills recent requests for a reliable information source following the recent terrorist attacks . The reference includes nearly 2,000 pages of the most current information on Trauma, Terrorism, and Biochemical and Radiologic Warfare. The book is designed for field and hospital work.

The table of contents is as follows:

Emergency Medical Systems Aeromedical Transport Disaster Planning Ems Qa Ems Systems Ems … Continue Reading

As the risk of terrorist attacks increases in the U.S., disaster response personnel must understand the unique pathophysiology of injuries associated with explosions and must be prepared to assess and treat the people injured by them.

This primer details the various classes of injury and the relative scale of these injuries. Specific injuries are discussed as well as primary treatment of these injuries.

What is preparedness/survival medicine? Our definition is: “The practice of medicine in an environment or situation where standard medical care and facilities are unavailable, often by persons with no formal medical training”. This includes medical care while trekking in third world countries, deep–water ocean sailing, isolated tramping and trekking, and following a large natural disaster or other catastrophe. The basic assumption is that trained doctors and hospital care will be unavailable for a prolonged period of time, and that in addition to providing first aid – definitive medical care and rehabilitation (if required) will need to be provided. Also the … Continue Reading

What is survival medicine? My definition is: “the practice of medicine in a environment or situation where standard medical care and facilities are unavailable, often by persons with no formal medical training”. This includes medical care while trekking in third world countries, deep water ocean sailing, in some cases isolated tramping and trekking in a developed country and of course post–The End Of The World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI).

The basic assumption is that trained doctors and hospital care will be unavailable for aprolonged period of time and that in addition to providing first aid, definitive medical care andrehabilitation (if … Continue Reading

This document details te survival instincts that kick in after one gets shot. How to manage the initial sensations and use it to your advantage in a gunfight.