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First Aid, Medical, Prepping Academy, Treatment

Medical Prepping Needs with Skinny Medic

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Medical Prepping Needs with Special Guest Skinny Medic!
Forrest and Kyle “The Prepping Academy”

Medical Prepping Needs with Skinny MedicWhen it comes to prepping there are a lot of unknowns. Almost always Preppers tend to be known as self sufficient. What are the things you can’t prepare for on your own? Self analyzing is just as important as evaluating the existential threats we see everyday around us. So for a moment ask yourself a few real questions. Can you treat a bullet wound? Apply a tourniquet? Treat an infection? Do you know how to Continue reading Medical Prepping Needs with Skinny Medic →

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Doom and Bloom, First Aid, Medical, Treatment

Head Wound & Concussion Care

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Head Wound & Concussion Care!
Host: Dr Bones & Nurse Amy “Survival Medicine Hour”

Head Wound gash 001In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) join Dr. Bones and T. D. Bird, the African Gray Parrot (T. D. stands for “That Darn”) as he discusses head wound injuries and some new research on concussions, the open head wound, and issues related to gastric reflux. Also, the FDA does an about-face Continue reading Head Wound & Concussion Care →

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Articles, Emergency, First Aid, Medical, Treatment

Bleeding, tips to control in emergency!

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Bleeding, tips to control in emergency!

Bleeding Screen-Shot-2015-02-12-at-19.30.52-332x205Just recently I had the misfortune of accidentally cutting a deep wound in my hand. It was severe enough that I should have gone into the doctor and I still may. I know from experience that properly taken care of it would require several stitches. It is a clean wound so instead I let it bleed a little, then I worked with what I had on hand, Continue reading Bleeding, tips to control in emergency! →

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First Aid, Herbal Prepper, Herbs, Medicine, Treatment

Herbal First Aid Kit- Part Three

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Herbal First Aid Kit- Part Three
Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

Herbal First Aid Kit- Part ThreeTonight wraps up this series on herbal first aid kits. Here, the focus will be on topical applications, such as salves, powders, and washes. The types of injuries these help tend to be cuts and lacerations, skin infections, wound care, and eye care. Plus, we will also talk about appropriate containers for your herbal remedies so you don’t end up with lots of leaking and broken glass in your kit. Continue reading Herbal First Aid Kit- Part Three →

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First Aid, Herbal Prepper, Herbs, Medicine

Herbal First Aid Kits Pt2

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How To Build Your Herbal First Aid Kits Part 2
Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

Herbal First Aid Kits Pt2 horsetail-close-up-PDWe are going to pick up exactly where we left off last week talking about herbal first aid, first aid kits, and how to build such a kit. I had just started discussing tinctures, so we will recap the single tinctures I like to have on hand, and then get into the various tincture blends that I put together for the latest incarnation of my herbal first aid kit. Plus, we will talk about how to store and carry these tinctures so they won’t break in your kit and spill everywhere. Continue reading Herbal First Aid Kits Pt2 →

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First Aid, Herbal Prepper, Herbs, Medicine, supplies

Building the Herbal First Aid Kit!

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How To Build An Herbal First Aid Kit
Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

How To Build An Herbal First Aid KitA prepper’s first aid kit is a basic kit that’s often found in a bug out bag or stashed in the car. There may be a larger kit in the house. Sure, you can build a quality kit with a visit to your local pharmacy. But, what if that local pharmacy weren’t there? If we have had a societal collapse, and you run out of your bottle of ibuprofen, clotting agent, or tube of triple antibiotic ointment after just the first month, how will you resupply when there is no pharmacy? Continue reading Building the Herbal First Aid Kit! →

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First Aid, Herbal Prepper, Herbs, Remedies, Winter

Cold Weather Injuries

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Cold Weather Injuries
Host: Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

Cold Weather Alaskan_Otter_Dec,_2009This week on Herbal Prepper Live we’re covering cold weather injuries. It is that time of year again. The temperatures are dropping. We have wrapped up our beehives to keep them warm for the winter. Its only the middle of November, and we have had our second light snow of the year in New England, and more is sure to be on the way. This means skiing, sledding, ice skating, snowshoeing, and maybe even some time out on a snowmobile. It is also hunting season right now. Continue reading Cold Weather Injuries →

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First Aid, Herbal Prepper, Herbs, Treatment

Herbal Burn Care!

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Herbal Burn Care
Why You Need to Know How to Treat Burns
Host: Cat Ellis “The Herbal Prepper Live”

Burn Care -8-day-old-3rd-degree-burnIf you are preparing to function as the health/medical person in your family or mutual support group, caring for burns must be part of your training. Burns are wounds. And while first degree burns (usually sunburns) can be miserable, second degree and third degree burns are serious wounds that require skilled attention ASAP. What do you do if skilled care is days away, or worse… not coming at all? Continue reading Herbal Burn Care! →

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First Aid, Herbal Prepper, Herbs, Plants, Remedies

Essential Oils KISS First Aid Kit!

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Essential Oils KISS First Aid Kit
Host: Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

Essential OilsWant to know how to include essential oils in your first aid kit? Tune into this episode of Herbal Prepper Live to learn what oils you’ll need, how to use them, and how to store them. The essential oils discussed in this show make an effective and affordable addittion to the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Herbal First Aid kit that we’ve been discussing in the past two episodes. Continue reading Essential Oils KISS First Aid Kit! →

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First Aid, Herbs, Medicine, Preppers, Remedies

KISS First Aid- Basic first aid kit pt 2

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KISS First Aid- Adding on to the basic first aid kit
Host: Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

KISS Herbal Prepper Live150In the previous episode of Herbal Prepper Live, we looked at how to build an herbal first aid kit that would address a wide range of issues, the the least amount of items. This kit employed the KISS design principal (Keep It Simple, Stupid), to make this a highly accessible kit to put together, even for a newbie herbalism. This week, we’re going to build upon that foundation with some add-on formulas for common conditions.

In the original KISS herbal first aid kit we discussed, there were ten components. In this episode, we improve this kit by adding in eight new elements, as well as splitting one of the original elements into two. The new formulas include tinctures and salves for the following circumstances: Continue reading KISS First Aid- Basic first aid kit pt 2 →

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First Aid, Herbs, Medical, Plants, The Human Path, Treatment

Snake Bites, Infections and Herbal Medicine!

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Snake Bites, Infections and Herbal Medicine
Host: Sam Coffman “The Human Path”

Snake BitesAs we have talked about before, the three biggest issues after a disaster are very likely going to be food, water and medicine. Add to this the fact that most post-disaster environments are laden with potential health threats: Rubble, obstacles and hazards, open sewage and bacteria-laden water, disturbed wildlife looking for new homes, increased rodent population and more. A lack of medical services really starts to hit home when talking about severe, acute environmental or medical injuries. Two good examples of this kind of severe, post-disaster medical situation are infection and venomous snake bites in North America (e.g. Rattlesnake, Copperhead, Coral Snake, Cottonmouth). Continue reading Snake Bites, Infections and Herbal Medicine! →

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Doom and Bloom, First Aid, Health, Herbal Prepper, Medicine, Treatment

Herbal Prepper Live w/ guests Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy

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Herbal Prepper Live with guests Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy
Host: Cat Ellis “Herbal Prepper Live”

Dr. Bones and Nurse AmyBe sure to tune in live for this week’s episode of Herbal Prepper Live where my guests will be none other than the leaders of the Medical Preparedness field themselves, Joe Alton, M.D. (Dr. Bones) and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. (Nurse Amy), authors of The Survival Medicine Handbook and hosts of the popular podcast, The Doom and Bloom ™ Survival Medicine Hour.

The need to be prepared for pandemic disease, first aid emergencies, and for the everyday aches and pains in a post-disaster situation is an important part of a well- Continue reading Herbal Prepper Live w/ guests Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy →

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Cooking Without Power and Gunshot Wounds!

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Cooking Without Power and Gunshot Wounds
Two important topics worth review!

Cooking all-american-sun-ovenWho hasn’t been sitting in a car, windows up, on a winter day and become overheated from the sun pouring in the window. It has always amazed me how much heat is generated from reflection of the sun’s rays alone. There really ought to be a way to harness this incredible free power source to benefit us all…. Yes I know the Solar Industry was born long ago, but until recently the real potential of this resource hasn’t really been touched. Continue reading Cooking Without Power and Gunshot Wounds! →

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