As both a pathophysiologist and a prepper, I’ve been watching the progress of the coronavirus named COVID-19 with interest and some concern. It’s been roughly two months since the emergence of this virus was noted in Wuhan, China. Here’s how… Continue Reading
As I write this, Jan 24 2020, we (the people of the world) are facing a burgeoning epidemic: respiratory disease caused by the 2019-nCoV coronavirus. My read on what’s currently known of this infection is reported in yesterday’s post, which… Continue Reading
There’s a new virus in town, and no one is happy about it. Could this be it? Could the recently emerged coronavirus from China be the source of the next great pandemic? Why are people worried about the new coronavirus?… Continue Reading
So, I had the opportunity to use Wound Seal powder on myself tonight and I thought I’d share the experience 😂. Wound Seal Powder We often talk about carrying QuikClot and similar products in our medical supplies and bug out bags,… Continue Reading
Most emergencies — in fact, none of them so far — are a world-ending apocalypse. Many emergencies come in one-family size, in fact. When the situation is medical, one of the surprisingly hard things can be deciding if it *is*… Continue Reading
Pandemics get the headlines. Fair enough; it’s the pandemics often kill millions, potentially billions. But in a sense, pandemic, epidemic, and endemic diseases are equally bad. Why? As they say about all wars being the same size: Death comes one… Continue Reading
In one sense, pandemic responses are easy to figure out: Don’t come in contact with infected people. In another sense, it can be very difficult. Critical information is hard to come by: How bad is it? What kinds of contacts… Continue Reading
Preppers naturally want to have access to medicines that really work, whether the pharmacy is open or not. Capsaicin topical preparations (such as creams) are available from pharmacies now for pain relief. A prepper can produce a capsaicin preparation with… Continue Reading
Just in time for fall deer hunting season, the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta has issued a report that deer infected with tuberculosis can transmit that disease to humans. Knowing how to avoid infection is important any time you… Continue Reading
Call them bug-out bags or get-home bags or whatever else you want; they’re important. These bags are stashes of preps that you can pick up and take off on a moment’s notice with whether you’re home or on the road.… Continue Reading
Something bad’s gone down. Your community is getting by, because Hey, you were prepared and knew how to do some things. But now people are getting sick. There’s no word from the outside on what it might be; so you’ll… Continue Reading
There is So Much Stuff one could put in a medical kit. This is especially true for preppers, who are thinking about longer time frames and less access to services than your average household. However, money and space and weight… Continue Reading
I recently wrote some on diabetes mellitus. One of our readers, Strych9, posted an extremely information-rich comment in response. Strych9 (who I’ll refer to as ‘he’ for lack of further information and need for a pronoun) is a Type I… Continue Reading
No doubt about it: bad hygiene is the biggest killer of humans in the history of ever. Soap and water will get you a long way. So will careful water and waste treatment. There’s one more important chapter in this… Continue Reading
Spring has sprung! And so, inevitably, has the sniffling/sneezing/snorking of the allergy sufferers. Not being able to breathe freely is pretty miserable. The best answers modern medicine has to these respiratory allergies are ‘allergy shots’. Wouldn’t it be neato if… Continue Reading