Heading for the Hills: Dealing with Mountain Sickness Whether your plan A or B is to bug out, or if you should be driven out by a disaster, many folks who currently live at or below sea level will be moving up hill as fast as they can. This includes me! For most the higher …
Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Humans There is just something so open and innocent about most animals. Though I am the first to say there are some that I personally feel might be just a wee bit evil and scary! I am sure that without a doubt that is my own prejudice being projected on …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Basic Mass Casualty Triage In recent times across the world there have been a number of mass casualty incidents. From mass shootings, to nature’s wrath we have seen these tragedies play out around us. We see the aftermath of police, national guards, EMTs and other first responders rushing to …
Tips for Fighting and Avoiding the Flu This year’s flu season has been particularly bad. With several deaths attributed to the virus and reaching almost pandemic proportions in some regions of the country. It’s definitely something we want to avoid for ourselves, businesses, and families. The featured blog linked below from HomeTalk gives us some …
Asthma Symptoms, Treatment, & When Get Help Asthma is a deadly illness. It can strike young and old alike. Chances are you or someone you know will have an episode at least once in their lives. An episode can be set off by a particular set of circumstances or can be or become a regular …
How Does the Flu Actually Kill People? Am I the only one who feels that there are more deaths in the last few years from the flu than during my entire childhood when medical care was not as advanced as today? I have been very lucky (knock on wood) that as an adult I have …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Burn Injuries On and Off The Grid Other than excessive bleeding these are the types of injuries that frighten me the most. I have I have a close relative who was burned badly enough to require skin grafts (much worse than is pictured above) and saw the pain, infection …
The Most Likely Infections We Will Battle Post SHTF Poor hygiene, a lack of safe water, poor cooking methods, hurried burials, and less than adequate medical care will all lead to a plethora of infections that will plague the survivors of any major disaster. History tells us that the number of casualties after a disaster …
Pandemic Protections If you are a fan of TWD (A popular USA zombie television series – The Walking Dead) you know what would be the worst pandemic scenario! Now we rationally know that a pandemic of any kind isn’t going to create zombie beings. However, if you have seen what the end stages of an …
Do you Have These Go Bag Essentials? Non preppers often see a go bag and a bug out bag as the same thing. They can be if you want them to be, but they really shouldn’t be and for me they aren’t interchangeable. My go bag is when I need to take off in a …
