Survival Medicine

In this special episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton answer some questions posed by viewers, listeners, and readers of our content sites. Dr. Joe discusses a topic that should interest every family medic. Which antibiotics should you have in your survival medicine cabinet? Dr. Bones gives his thoughts. Also, Nurse Amy discusses what supplies you...

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner cover recent outbreaks of infectious disease on cruise ships: Hantavirus and Norovirus. There's been a lot of panic-mongering regarding these two viruses, but a calm clarity about these viruses will help understanding them in an informed way. Dr. joe Alton tells you what you need to know... Also, injuries from f...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton APRN , Dr. Alton tells you what you need to know about a wide range of topics: Michael Faraday, his cage, and other contributions that essentially changed our world Basics of body armor: types, protection levels, and what would work for you Bone bruises: how they differ from fractures and from regular old bruises Secr...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss the topic of burns in austere settings. What to do in situations where modern help is not an option  and you have limited supplies. Dr. Alton, aka Dr. Bones, tells you what you need to know. Plus, natural remedies for burn treatment. Plus, the medic in survival setting may have to deal with chronic p...

In this wide-ranging episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton, Dr. Alton discusses orthopedic and other injuries that can occur as a result of a fall. Shoulder dislocations, sprains vs. fractures, and traumatic brain injuries are highlighted. Also, all about vision defects, and what can be done to increase survival changes for those that have them. Plus, winter isn...

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy switch roles in the intro, with hilarious results. Seriously, Dr. Alton talks about basics of ballistic trauma. It's more than just a hole where it enters, a lot more is happening here. Also, eye injuries like foreign objects and corneal abrasions, how do you deal with these off the grid? Plus, it's a pretty bad flu season, an...

In this expanded episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss wide-ranging medical topics, including how to avoid radiation sickness and the good news(?) about nuclear war: You might just survive it (I guess that's good news), Plus, some strategies on how to boost immunity in both normal or troubled times. Dr. Alton also discusses how to deal with eye infections of...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss chest trauma and its consequences. Topics include how to deal with rib fractures, collapsed lungs, and more off the grid. A practical guide to needle decompression and chest tubes in improvised settings that will increase the chances of survival in long-term survival scenarios. Also, Nurse Amy...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton discusses some important basics as to why it's important to be medically prepared and some hard truths the average citizen should understand.before beginning the journey as a survival medic. Plus, all about essential oils as a tool for the practitioner of integrative medicine. Natural substances are especially important for the surviv...

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, we go back in history to find out how doctors functioned during the Civil War in an era where there weren't even electric lights, no antibiotics, and rudimentary knowledge of bacteria's connection to disease. Also, a discussion of commercial and natural antiseptics, plus how antiseptics differ fro...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcas t with Joe Alton MD and Amy Alton APRN, they discuss survival techniques when lost in open water with a life raft, life vest only, or without one. Plus, cases of flesh-eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus have been rising along the Eastern and Gulf seaboard. Find out how to recognize this possibly life-threatening, flesh-eating infection! Also, some qu...

In this topic-packed episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton begin by discussing summer near-drowning incidents. Meanwhile, summer is a good time to discuss the rising number of shark attacks off U.S. coasts. Also, a not-so-new infection has just appeared in China called Chikungunya. Is it lethal, benign, or somewhere in-between? Plus, can the bite...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, they discuss everything you need to know about surviving a catastrophic flood like the one that hit Central Texas. Also, severe allergic reactions may now have a fresh tool that skips the auto-injector and uses a simple nasal spray. Learn all about anaphylactic shock and the various ways to deal with it...

In this don't miss special Independence Day episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton explore the fate of some forgotten founding fathers; signers of the Declaration of Independence, they gave up their fortunes, homes, and, sometimes, their lives to assist in the birth of our country.  Plus, Summer's here and it's coming in hot! Dr. Alton (aka Dr. Bon...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss the proliferation of some invasive species with potential for real damage, including cane toads and a new hybrid termite that is a super wood-chewer. Also, the discovery of two Chinese operatives who smuggled in a fungus that damages entire crop yields of wheat, barley, and other crops, with th...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, the difficult topic of GI bleeding is discussed. Upper and lower GI bleeding will be major challenges for the survival medic, so they should know all about it: causes, symmptoms, treatment, and prevention are covered. Also, many medics keep essential oils, but after a period of time, the supplies...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, our hosts tackle the basics of something every survival medic may face at one point or another: ballistic trauma caused by small arms fire. Learn the basics of how bullets cause damage to the body in several different ways and also about how body armor works to protect the victim from serious or le...

In this new podcast format, you'll hear interesting news stories as well as the usual medical topics for the family medic. In the news, A heist involving a gold toilet in England, a Cheeto shaped like a Pokemon goes for a bundle at auction, three little pigs catch a break, and some wit and wisdom from Abe Lincoln. Medically, Dr. Joe Alton discusses Hantavirus and the death of the Hackmans, what to...

In this episode of The Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, 38 dogs are found swimming a mile offshore in Mississippi, a "corpse flower" blooms in Australia, Measles breaks out in Western Texas, plus more than all you ever wanted to know about parasitic worms off the grid, and more, including a response to a listener with questions about what diseases to wa...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton discuss dead-of-winter hypothermia, including frostbite and other injuries, the rash of vehicular terror incidents including New Orleans on New Year's Eve, "Rabbit Fever," also known as tularemia, and a question about biochar. Hey, don’t forget to check out our entire line of quality medical kits and individual sup...

In this episode, Joe and Amy discuss how to evaluate the victims of a mass casualty event, concentrating on your actions with each individual patient using the START and SALT protocols. They also update you on the latest in Bird Flu news, is it heading for pandemic status? Short answer: unlikely. Plus, Dr. Joe Alton talks about your options when transporting patient with a team and equipment or ju...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss the basics of mass casualty events, where the number of casualties exceeds the available resources. What do you do in these circumstances, especially in survival settings?  But it's not all mass casualties, lesser issues can affect work efficiency and make things hard for a mutual assistance gr...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Amy Alton talk tips on how to get through the next hurricane. Hurricane Helene caused major destruction even in inland areas of North Carolina and other points south. Dr. Alton gives his thoughts on how to make the next one a bump on the road, not the end of the road, for you and your family. Also, a discussion on how to dea...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe and Nurse Amy Alton discuss the Monkeypox, now called Mpox, and it potential, if any, to be an issue on this continent in the future. Also, some basics about suturing in survival scenarios, including what materials are used. Plus, how to put together a reasonable sick room for epidemic infectous disease cases without getting healthy people...

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss wound infections, how to diagnose, treat, and prevent. Also, multiple warnings by the FDA regarding contamination of meats and vegetables with the bacteria listeria monocytogenes, a common cause of food poisoning. Plus, Nurse Amy talks about sinusitis and various natural herbal remedies that ca...