Survival Medicine

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss their ongoing journey in Europe. Also, Dr. Alton reports on a physician advisory he recently received from the state about Rubella, aka German Measles and about the different types of immunity. Last but not least, Nurse Amy welcomes our good friend Glen Tate of the great apocalyptic fiction series 299 Days (also a best-selling audio book)...

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alto, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, welcome Captain Bill Cirmo of BIBO (Bug-In Bug-Out) outfitters, author of the new book "Your BIBO Number: A guide for the (Sub)Urban Prepper", a new way to quantify when it's time bug in or bug out. Bill is also a former U.S. Navy pilot, dive instructor, and designer of an amazing bug-out trailer equipped with everything you could need in a survival situation.  Also, Dr. Bones talks about Athlete's foot, a small problem that could cause big problems with work efficiency off the grid, plus Nurse Amy discusses our European trip to a number of countries and the preppers we'll be talking with there. Bill Cirmo's website:  http://www.bibooutfitters.com/

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss the Bourbon virus superbug and antibiotic resistance, how to identify and treat rib fractures, and some very important questions that you should ask your doctor if you want to take charge of your health in good times OR bad...

In the episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss a third world disease that could become a major issue in an off-grid survival setting. Also, Dr. Alton takes on the controversial issue of vaccination policy as it pertains to Measles. When is it appropriate to curtail individual rights in the interest of public health and safety?

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, the topics include all you need to know about face masks as medical supplies, measles as a survival infection, and natural remedies to deal with respiratory infections.

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom™ Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss the effects of alcohol, good and bad, on your health, sleep deprivation, new viruses on the horizon in West Africa, and basics of Escape and Evasion in Nurse Amy’s interview with Jack of Black Scout Survival, Part 2.

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Nurse Amy, aka Amy Alton, A.R.N.P., interviews Jack of the popular Black Scout Survival Youtube channel, and Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr.Bones, discusses colds, flus and pneumonias from both a traditional and an alternative standpoint in survival settings. Plus: Boko Haram, End of Ebola in Sight?, and more...

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P.,aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss how to deal with nosebleeds in austere settings, the role that honey may have in treating infections with MRSA, an old rehydration method that may have applications in post-apocalyptic scenarios, and Azithromycin as a survival antibiotic.  Also, the terrorist attack that killed 2000 this week that you didn't even hear about...    

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom (tm) Survival Medicine Hour, the Altons discuss the viral illness that rages on in the Caribbean and South America, with 2000 U.S. cases in 2014:  Chikungunya Virus.  Also, Dr. Bones (Joe Alton, M.D.) discusses new thinking about tourniquets as well as the important survival antibiotic Metronidazole (Fish-Zole).

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones (Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. and Joe Alton, M.D.), we discuss the issues surrounding survival when stranded in a vehicle during a winter storm, what you should have in your car to stay safe, and more cold weather stuff. Also, how to prevent deaths that could be avoided in an off-grid scenario by stockpiling antibiotics, plus more...  

In the latest episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, the Altons, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss spirituality and its role in survival, cardiac and non-cardiac causes of chest pain (including acid reflux and ulcers), and more...  

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, we discuss an incident of food poisoning in Florida and what to do if it happens to you, how to deliver a baby, a whooping cough outbreak in California, Olive crop failure in Italy, and much more...

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy discuss strange animal die-offs in the last month, the latest typhoon to threaten the Philippines, some good news from NASA, how to deal with kidney stones, and basics of caring for early pregnancy. 

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour with Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, they discuss basics of ballistic trauma (how bullets cause wounds), good fats vs bad fats, and how to treat styes, plus much more...

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 family in good times OR bad...  

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P., aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss survival sanitation as it pertains to human waste, uses of vinegar, and the latest case of Ebola being evacuated to the U.S.

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Hour, Amy and Joe Alton, aka Nurse Amy and Dr. Bones, discuss the early cold wave coming from Alaska and cold-related medical issues like hypothermia. Also, our recent trip to the Self-Reliance Expo in Denver and more...

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton, aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, discuss prevention and treatment of influenza, plus what happens when you get interviewed by reporters about Ebola.  Nurse Amy completes her 2-part interview with Nick Adams, author of The American Boomerang: How the World's Greatest Turnaround Nation will do it again!

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Nurse Amy interviews Nick Adams, author of "The American Boomerang", a book about American exceptionalism, and how the U.S. can make a comeback to its rightful place in the world. Also, Joe Alton, M.D., aka Dr. Bones, gives you the latest updates on the Ebola epidemic, plus (surprise, surprise) his humble opinion on all of this! Plus, Dr. Bones announces his latest offering, The Ebola Survival Handbook.  

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Hour, Joe and Amy Alton discuss the latest developments with the ebola epidemic, including issues relating to airborne transmission, plus some basics on influenza.  Also, Nurse Amy recounts her TV interview with Glenn Beck on his Blaze TV show...