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Our good friend Jeff Anderson of Modern Combat and Survival Magazine brings Joe Alton MD onto his podcast for an in-depth interview on various survival medicine topics, including high blood press...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/modern-combat-and-survival-interviews-dr-bones/

SURVIVAL MEDICINE HOUR PODCAST The human body is a marvel of biologic engineering. Its immune system usually kills bacteria and other harmful germs before they can multiply and cause symptoms. Ou...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/survival-medicine-hour-antibiotics-bears-pt-2-nutrition-with-amy/

In this companion video to a recent article, Joe Alton, MD, aka Dr. Bones, discusses the importance of dental preparedness in long-term survival settings. Perhaps you don’t need a dental kit wh...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/video-dental-abscesses/

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been the cause of many epidemics in the past. Even in modern times, millions of cases of choler...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/cholera/

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton (aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy) discuss things that you can do to prevent infectious diseases from affecting your...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/survival-medicine-hour-foodwaterhand-decontamination-more/

  We’re excited about the recent arrival of our new board game “Doom and Bloom’s SURVIVAL!”, a great off-grid option to get the whole family around the table and make tough decisions abo...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/video-survival-solo-play/

The world is full of infectious diseases that have made the news in recent weeks. From the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa to the diseases crossing the U.S. in the recent immigrant crisis, t...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/pandemic-supplies/

What to Do if You’re Bitten by a Snake The treatment for a venomous snake bite is “Anti-venom”, an animal or human serum with antibodies capable of neutralizing a specific biological toxin....

https://www.doomandbloom.net/snakebites/

You’ve put together a great plan A, plan B, and plan C, as well as all the supplies you’ll need if a disaster occurs.  That’s a wonderful thing, but what if the you-know-what DOESN’T hit...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/video-what-if-it-doesnt-hit-the-fan/

The diagnosis of a broken bone can be simple, as when the bone is obviously deformed, or difficult, as in a minimal, “hairline” fracture.  X-rays can be helpful to differentiate a small frac...

https://www.doomandbloom.net/casting-a-fracture/