Medical
First-aid kits, trauma supplies, medication storage, and skills training. Medical prep is where most preppers underspend relative to the actual risk profile.
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Why Prescription Prices Are Rising and Medications Are Harder to Find
Analysis of global pharmaceutical manufacturing bottlenecks, overseas production dependencies, and FDA oversight gaps that drive drug shortages and cost increases in US pharmacies.
Talking TACMED S1 EP4 - The Bleed Control Hierarchy
Foundational guide to controlling bleeding in areas tourniquets cannot reach: direct pressure, wound packing, and pressure dressing techniques for neck, shoulder, groin, and torso wounds.
Why Most People Apply Tourniquets Wrong
Ten-minute breakdown of CAT tourniquet physiology, the three common application mistakes, and step-by-step correct technique under stress.
The Slow Work of Becoming Well
Personal journey through health recovery and detoxification, emphasizing gradual healing and listening to your body's needs.
The First 90 Seconds of an Emergency, and Why Most Civilians Freeze
Why bystanders freeze in medical emergencies and the neurological override you can rehearse at home to break through the freeze and act within the critical first 90 seconds.
Your Local Hospital Can't Save You (Here's What We Do Instead)
Critical care paramedic explains trauma center levels, when hospitals are bypassed, and how to communicate injury severity to EMS—actionable knowledge for household medical preparedness.
Talking TACMED S1E1: What Tactical Medicine Actually Means (And What It Does Not)
Introduction to the three preventable causes of death before hospital arrival (uncontrolled bleeding, airway obstruction, tension pneumothorax) and the MARCH triage protocol for civilian emergency response.
How To Apply A Tourniquet
Step-by-step CAT tourniquet application from a nurse practitioner and combat medic—on others and on yourself.
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Hantavirus Cruise Ship: What We Know
Overview of a hantavirus outbreak on cruise ships, transmission methods, fatality rates, incubation periods, and why the virus poses preparation concerns despite low current US risk.
Emergency Preparedness - What's in My Trauma Kit
Six-minute walkthrough of a home emergency trauma kit: contents, organization, and rationale for each component.
How to Master Making Insect Repellent for a Post-Collapse World
Seven-minute walkthrough on harvesting and preparing natural insect repellent from common plants as a grid-down medical skill to prevent infection from bites.
EDC Trauma Kit - Modded MyMedic TFAK/IFAK
Eight-minute walkthrough of a customized trauma first-aid kit: what's inside, how it's organized, and why each item matters for wilderness and urban emergencies.
How to Build a Tiered First Aid Kit System for Emergencies
Demonstrates building four-tier medical kit system from pocket to home scale using hospital-grade supplies and bulk refills.
2 Easy Ways: Make Insect Bite & Sting Medicine – Natural Medicine for SHTF
Eleven-minute walkthrough on making two natural remedies for insect bites and stings using common household ingredients, framed for off-grid medical preparedness.
2023 IFAK EDC First Aid Trauma Kits
Six-minute walkthrough of a 20+ item EDC trauma kit designed for backpacking, travel, and everyday carry, with EMT and HAZMAT recommendations.
Month 6 - Family Emergency Preparedness Handbook - Medical Considerations
Five-minute walkthrough of medical kit essentials and considerations for household emergency preparedness, part of a monthly handbook series.
Medical #3 — Stocking Up On Vitamins And Over The Counter Medications In Uncertain Supply Times
Walkthrough of vitamins and OTC medications to stock for household resilience, with recent Costco purchases and pricing as reference points.
Preparing For 15 Unprepared On A Budget Series #5 — Horizontal Tear Away MOLLE Medical Pouch $14
Five-minute evaluation of an affordable MOLLE-compatible medical pouch for household first-aid kit organization and rapid access.
How to Make a Face Mask Cheap & Easy
Seven-minute walkthrough on DIY face mask construction using affordable materials when commercial masks are unavailable.
Bugout Bag First Aid Kit
Six-minute walkthrough of assembling a first-aid kit sized for backcountry hiking and camping in remote areas.
My Med Kit / First Aid Kit Revised
Five-minute walkthrough of a revised first-aid and medicine bag setup designed for SHTF, WROL, and bug-out scenarios.
Get Home Bag / Lite Bug Out Bag - Part 3: Medical Kits
Walkthrough of trauma and medical kit assembly for a get-home / bug-out bag setup, covering both external and internal bag components.