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Home Care for COVID-19 Patients with Mild Symptoms by Joe Alton, MD In situations when hospitals may be overwhelmed or understaffed the WHO has released guidance for Home Care of patients with mi...

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EARTHQUAKE SAFETY A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico City on Tuesday, September 19, collapsing buildings, killing at least 250, and injuring hundreds more throughout the region.  The lates...

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Survival Medicine Hour #243 In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton discuss the alternative to lidocaine for local anesthesia: injectable Benadryl (diphenhydramine). The ...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/survival-medicine-hour-dental-abscess-local-anesthetic-pathogens/

One of the scenarios we write about is the “Pandemic”. Although we have had success curing many illnesses with antibiotics, we are still struggling with outbreaks of viral diseases. In 2014, ...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/all-about-zika-virus/

It’s hard to read the news without seeing reports of the latest shooting by terrorists or the deranged and disgruntled. Few believe that they could possibly wind up in the crosshairs of a gunma...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/the-active-shooter-staying-alive/

In remote settings where modern medical help is not an option, there will be a number of deaths that occur from injuries and infections incurred in the performance of activities related to surviv...

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In this video, another in a series of antibiotics and their applications in grid-down settings, Joe Alton, MD (Dr. Bones) discusses the popular medicine Ciprofloxacin (Cipro).  Indications for u...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/video-cipro-and-survival/

For eons, humans have used the handshake to indicate a friendly greeting. In modern times, however, epidemic diseases, MRSA, and antibiotic resistance makes me wonder if this time-honored traditi...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/the-fist-bump-initiative/

In a disaster or any other situation that leaves us off the grid, we will expose ourselves to insect stings and poison ivy, as well as strange food items that we aren’t accustomed to. Allergic ...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/anaphylactic-shock-in-austere-settings/

In previous articles, I’ve discussed the risk of overuse of antibiotics leading to antibiotic resistance. Recently, I reported good news in the development of a new antibiotic, Teixobactin. Thi...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/the-latest-superbug/