The survival medicine handbook
Subtitle: a guide for when help is NOT on the way
By: Joseph Alton, Amy Alton
Contributors: Alton, Amy, author
Edition: Second edition, revised and expanded.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 561
ISBN-13: 9780988872530
Subjects: Alternative treatment; Emergency management; Medical emergencies; Survival; Emergencies; First aid in illness and injury; Treatment; Assistance in emergencies; Emergency medical services; Popular works; Wounds and injuries
Other titles: Guide for when help is NOT on the way; Doom and Bloom guide; Doom and Bloom survival medicine handbook.; Guide to staying healthy in an uncertain future.
Description: "If modern medical care is not available, you may be the end of the line when it comes to keeping your family healthy. Do you have the knowledge and training to take on this responsibility? This second edition of the book will give you the ability to deal with 90% of the issues you might face in any survival situation. The goal of the Survival Medicine Handbook is to help you do what you can, with what you have, where you are. With this guide, you will become a medial asset to your family in uncertain times"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "A Doom and Bloom guide"--Back cover.

Pages 555- 560 blank for "Contacts" and "Notes."

First edition issued as: The Doom and Bloom survival medicine handbook : a guide to staying healthy in an uncertain future. c2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-523) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Are you normal?; title: Principles of medical preparedness; title: Becoming a medical resource; title: Hygiene and sanitation; title: Infections; title: Environmental factors; title: Injuries.; title: Chronic medical problems; title: Other important medical issues; title: Medications; title: Glossary of medical terms.