Book Review: The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook ...

by Joseph Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P.
(aka Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy)

Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy, of the Doom and Bloom Hour, are my definitive ?collapse medicine? experts. So I was thrilled when I heard they had published a ?medical survival book and I immediately ordered a copy. When it arrived, I spent several days pouring through it.

I could not be happier, it is outstanding! Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy have written a first of it?s kind, an incredible medical reference in the?previously non-existent?category of collapse medicine.

They tell you what to do when, ?Help is NOT on the way? ever.

Collapse: The situation after a TEOTWAWKI event; modern society, infrastructure, and systems as we know it will no longer exist.

Collapse Medicine: Medical care that will be provided when ?there is no access to modern medical care, and there is NO potential for accessing such care in the foreseeable future.?

First aid books tell us, when treating a critical patient, to first stabilize then transport to a hospital emergency room. This one doesn?t. This one can?t ? in a collapse there won?t be any. This book is written in plain easy to understand English, and it is written for you. You, the non-medical provider who takes it upon his or her self to assume the medical responsibilities for the group; doing your best to keep your people as healthy as you can.

The book begins by teaching you how to become a medical resource. It provides detailed lists of Likely Medical Issues You Will Face, Medical Skills You Will Want To Learn, and Medical Supplies you?ll want/need (including a thorough list of what to stock in your medical kit).

There is not only a valuable section explaining Natural Remedies (including a chapter on Essential Oils) but, whenever possible, it shows you how to effectively use them in conjunction with traditional (allopathic) pharmacology. Someday the only medicines available may be the ones you can grow and gather.

This book is as all-encompassing as I believe it can be. From respiratory infections to fractures to hypothermia to pregnancy and delivery, the chapters and the knowledge continue. There is even a detailed chapter on suturing; including when?and when not?to close a wound. If you can think of a medical problem that you may have to deal with in a collapse, there?s information about it in this book and more. Then, to further your medical education, they include a list of medical reference books you can add to your library and YouTube videos that demonstrate the procedures discussed.

The book concludes with information I don?t believe you?ll find written anywhere else; on the medically controversial topics of stockpiling medications (prescription and over-the-counter), how to use antibiotics (without a doctor?s guidance), and what drug expiration dates really mean.

Finally, I especially appreciate that they dedicated the book to me ? okay, all of us. We, who will take on the medical responsibilities when there are no others; the ones who your group will affectionately call ?Doc?. To us, Doctor Bones and Nurse Amy write, ??we both dedicate this book to those who are willing to take responsibility for the health of their loved ones in times of trouble. We salute your courage in accepting this assignment; have no doubt, it will save lives.?

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Source: http://tracemypreps.com/2012/02/01/book-review-the-doom-and-bloom-survival-medicine-handbook/

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