Survival Medicine Hour: Nosebleeds, Flu Recurrences, Pregnancy Complications

02/09/18 • 56 min

You might not think it's possible, but there are enough different flu viruses circulating this season that you could actually get the flu again before Spring! H3N2 is the most common form around this year, but late season flus like Influenza B could bring you down again before things warm up. Joe and Amy talk about their recovery from a nasty case of the flu and give you some important advice. Plus, how to deal with nosebleeds with limited supplies. Nosebleeds, also known as epistaxis can occur in young or old, and for a dozen different reasons. Learn all you need to know about this common, but scary, medical problem. Also, survival settings require your people to be at 100% efficiency, but what happens when people get pregnant? Back pain, nausea and vomiting, and much more can intervene to take out a productive member of your crew. Dr. Alton tells you about some of the issues that might complicate what is usually a normal and natural process. All this and more in the latest Survival Medicine Hour Podcast with Amy Alton, ARNP and Joe Alton MD! To learn more about survival medicine, get a copy of the award-winning Third Edition of the Survival Medicine Handbook!

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Survival Medicine Hour: The Flu Hits The Hosts, Wise Antibiotic Use, More

Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, come down with the flu after their successful appearance at the SHOT show in Nevada, just one of 47 states reporting widespread outbreaks of influenza. Find out how hard it is to escape becoming a victim, even if you walk around with hand sanitizer in your pocket all day! Nurse Amy gives her advice for speeding recovery and Dr. Bones talks about the anti-viral drug Tamiflu and how it works to shorten the duration of illness. Also, Dr. Alton was the first physician to write about the use of fish and bird antibiotics as a survival tool, but this stuff isn't candy, and has to be used wisely if at all. Having a supply, however, may avoid the preventable deaths from infected cuts and other minor ailments that could become big trouble in hard times. Some general advice regarding appropriate usage is given, and a useful antibiotic called metronidazole (Flagyl, Fish-Zole) is spotlighted. All this and more in the latest Survival Medicine Hour with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP! Follow us on Twitter @preppershow, FB at Doom and Bloom(tm), and YouTube at DrBones NurseAmy Channel!

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Survival Medicine Hour: Active Shooters, Frozen Shoulders, More

Active shooter events may seem like faraway, low-probability events, but this week a 19 year old man entered a high school just a few miles from the Altons' home and killed 17 and injured a dozen more. This is another horrific incident in the New Normal, and you can be sure that it won't be the last. Is there anything that can be done to end these attacks on innocent citizens, often youngsters? Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton ARNP, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, gives a few suggestions that might decrease the number of active shooter events and the deaths that surely follow. Plus, a listener of Jack Spirko's Survival Podcast develops a frozen shoulder and wants advice. What is a frozen shoulder and is there anything that can be done to alleviate the pain and improve the range of motion of the joint? All this and much more on the latest Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton! Follow us on Twitter @preppershow, Facebook at Doom and Bloom(tm), and YouTube at drbones nurseamy channel!