Essential Medical Guide for Preppers: Health Preparedness Handbook

The most comprehensive guide to crisis medicine ever written for everyday people
The Prepper’s Medical Handbook empowers you with the medical knowledge and skills to handle emergencies when professional help isn’t available.
Written by William W. Forgey, M.D., emergency physician, wilderness medicine expert, and humanitarian.
This illustrated guide delivers:
Professional medical knowledge adapted for everyday people Clear protocols for identifying and treating common emergencies Comprehensive guidance on medical supplies and storage Real-world solutions for crisis situations
With decades of emergency medicine experience distilled into practical, actionable advice, this handbook is “full of solutions that are all within the skill level and resources of the average American today” (Backdoor Survival).
Don’t let a medical emergency catch you unprepared. Secure your family’s health today. 

From the Publisher

Two critical components of medical prepping is the concept of “off grid” versus “no grid.”

This book is structured around this concept. You will be advised how to manage most problems with no outside assistance, that is, without contact with the grid.

However, it is also important to know when it is important to rely on grid support, when a patient should be seen by an advanced care provider. But then back to the other issues: What if there is no grid or it is impossible for you to return to the grid for whatever reason? Then you must also know how to provide management under a TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) event, when the grid simply will not be available to you.

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK – There are four ways to rapidly identify where in this book to find the information you need.

First – A quick glance through the contents can lead you to the proper chapter and subject.

Second – the Initial Assessment and the Focused Assessment not only describe how to perform a physical examination and what to look for, but these sections also refer you to the page of the book that tells you what to do if something is wrong.

Third – Throughout the book various sections have diagnostic tables with references to further evaluate or explain treatment options.

Fourth – the Clinical Reference Index at the end of the book provides a comprehensive cross-reference between symptoms, conditions, and treatments. Subjects are listed using both medical jargon and vernacular descriptions.

Learn how to prepare for: Medical Emergencies on or off the grid Managing bone, joint, soft tissue, and other trauma Pain and fever Dental Emergencies Bioterrorism and Infectious Disease Environmental Emergencies Radiation Exposure Poisoning

Contents:

This book covers the following topics: How to prepare for Medical Care Off the Grid, Assessment and Stabilization, Body System Symptoms and Management, Radiation, Dental Care, Soft Tissue Care and Trauma Management, Orthopedics – Bone and Joint Pain and Injury, Bites and Stings, Bioterrorism and Infectious Disease and Environmental Injuries. Should you be forced to travel away from your home in an emergency situation, The Prepper’s Medical Handbook offers additional travel tips including medical supplies to bring in your travel or “bug out bag”. A more detailed chapter covers medical supplies a Prepper should stock for a 2 week, 1 year and 5 year Off-Grid Medical kit and how to improvise when you run out. Each topic thoroughly covers a well-organized treatment plan for both immediate and prolonged care when you can’t rely on anyone but yourself.

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This book provides the basis of prevention, identification, and long-term management of survivable medical conditions. It details preparation, and response protocols, and tells you when to return to the grid and what to do if you cannot. Wilderness Medicine: Beyond First Aid is essential reading for any trail user. Packed with information, this book is the ultimate resource for anyone faced with providing urgent care when access to a medical facility is difficult or impossible. Managing injury and illness on open water requires appropriate supplies and medical guidance easily understood by both Captain and crew. Whether it’s sea sickness, lightning, exotic illness or injury, this is your Doctor On Board. Medical educator Professor William Forgey, M.D., takes the mystery our of how variants form, how vaccine differ, and the approaches used in past pandemics and how to respond to this one. Techniques for handling injury and illness in the wild are far different than those used in urban environments. This book will help you handle serious injuries on your own when immediate medical assistance is unavailable. Need a good scary story to tell to youngsters–or to anyone, young or old who wants a little fright before going off to sleep in the great outdoors? Doc Forgey’s best scary classics and frightening folktales will send shivers up anyone’s spine.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lyons Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 24, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1493046942
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1493046942
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.94 x 0.85 x 9.09 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #42,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Safety & First Aid (Books) #41 in Survival & Emergency Preparedness #66 in Hiking & Camping Instructional Guides
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