Helpful Survival Information: Survival and Austere Medicine

[Niko]

Re: Helpful Survival Information: Survival and Austere Medicine

Many may already be familiar with these publications offered for free by the Hesperian Foundation. This seemed like a good place and time to revisit this site:

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[Blue]

Re: Helpful Survival Information: Survival and Austere Medicine

Thanks Al, I had just gotten pretty much the same answer. Also the pictures are in color.

[Laidback Al]

Re: Helpful Survival Information: Survival and Austere Medicine

Blue.....thanks for the link.....but how many "actual" pages print out if I were to do that?

The document is 213 pages in Acrobat. Some printers have options that allow you to print 2 pages, or even 4 pages, on a single 81/2 by 11 or 11 by 17 piece of paper. And some printers can duplex (print on both sides of the paper). It depends on the printer you have.

While it is cost effective to download documents directly to your computer for reading and reviewing at your convenience, the consensus is that you need to print off and have a hard copy of any information you want to refer to during a pandemic. There is always the likelihood that you may not be able to power your computer during a pandemic. Also, it is not always convenient to take your computer to the location where you need to review the information. i.e. you would not want your computer in an isolation room, nor would you want to have your computer next to you for reference if you are trying to fix your water pump in the middle of your pond.
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[Blue]

Re: Helpful Survival Information: Survival and Austere Medicine

I am asking RR over at Austere Medicine since I have not printed it out yet, though I have read much of it.

He has also said that they are updating the material to include some info on pandemic influenza.

[gr8greens]

Re: Helpful Survival Information: Survival and Austere Medicine

A friend of mine helped to write this book which was placed on line last year.
It takes a few minutes to download. I was not sure where to place this exactly but First Responders seemed a good choice. Not everyone will be able to use this information, but it may be helpful to some.

http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downlo...0Final%202.pdf

Blue.....thanks for the link.....but how many "actual" pages print out if I were to do that?

[Mellie]

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Thanks, Blue.

Mellie

[gsgs]

Re: Helpful Survival Information

Title: Survival and Austere Medicine: An introduction
Date of publication: April 2005
Description/subject: Contents:- Disclaimer; Background... Chapter 1 Introduction... Chapter 2 What do I need to know & how do I learn it?: Formal training; Informal training... Chapter 3 Organisation (BCE)... Chapter 4 Medical kits (BCE): Obtaining medical supplies; Storage and rotation; How much? Specific medical kits; Surgical instruments... Chapter 5 Antibiotics (BCE): Bacteria; Antibiotics... Chapter 6 Sterilisation and disinfection (TG)... Chapter 7 The basic laboratory (GM): Urine testing; Blood counts; Blood grouping; Cross matching; Gram staining; Pregnancy tests; Glucose testing... Chapter 8 Herbal and Botanical medicine (GL): Preparation of botanicals and herbs for storage; Medicinal botanical preparation methods; Specific botanicals and herbs... Chapter 9 Other alternative medicine (BCE): General points; Colloidal Silver; ?The Placebo effect?... Chapter 10 Medical aspects of shelter living (BCE): Psychological problems; Infectious disease; Light; Exercise; Nutrition... Chapter 11 Long-term survival medicine (BCE): Introduction; Education/Knowledge; Lifestyle/Public health; Patient assessment; Treatment/Therapies; Chapter 12 Woman?s Health Issues (BCE): Contraception; Childbirth; Abortion; Breastfeeding... Chapter 13 Medical aspects of NBC warfare (SG): Nuclear; Biological; Chemical... Chapter 14 Wound closure and suturing (BCE)... Chapter 15 Austere Dental care (BCE/RQD): Preventive dentistry; Scaling and cleaning; Drilling and filling; Dental trauma; Extractions; Prosthetics... Chapter 16 Nursing care in an austere environment (RR)... Chapter 17 Frequently asked questions (BCE)... Chapter 18 Reference books (RR): First tier references; Second tier references; Third tier references... Chapter 19 Austere medicine sound bites... Chapter 20 Survival Medicine Fiction: Amputation; The apprentice; Appendix 1 Equipment suppliers.
Language: English
Source/publisher: The Remote, Austere, Wilderness and Third World Medicine Discussion Board Moderators
Format/size: pdf (3.9MB)
Date of entry/update: 26 August 2005

[Laidback Al]

Re: Helpful Survival Information

Thank you, Blue.

Title Page:

http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downloads/AM%20Final%202.pdf

[Blue]

A friend of mine helped to write this book which was placed on line last year.
It takes a few minutes to download. I was not sure where to place this exactly but First Responders seemed a good choice. Not everyone will be able to use this information, but it may be helpful to some.

http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downloads/AM%20Final%202.pdf