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The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
Amy Alton, Joseph Alton
3.1 AVERAGE
3 reviews for:
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide: Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
Amy Alton, Joseph Alton
3.1 AVERAGE
I think the aim after a disaster always should be to re-establish society and medical systems, and as prevention support policies that build a robust medical system prepared for different crises, well staffed and with good working conditions and a network of actually trained people to serve as back up and medics in difficult situations.
The information is fairly thorough, yet one can tell it was mostly written by a cis man since it lacks a part on menstrual pain and reproductive illnesses such as endometriosis, and considering how the part on pregnancy and birth was written.
I liked the parts on natural remedies but there are definitely better books for that.
I agree with the idea of having a well equipped first aid kit for the first 72h, and if you have prescription medication to have some extra, but overall, I think we all would do better re-establishing society and a medical system with trained professionals and it is more efficient to support a more resilient, well staffed and prepared public health system than individually stockpiling veterinary antibiotics and other bigger medical equipment.
The information is fairly thorough, yet one can tell it was mostly written by a cis man since it lacks a part on menstrual pain and reproductive illnesses such as endometriosis, and considering how the part on pregnancy and birth was written.
I liked the parts on natural remedies but there are definitely better books for that.
I agree with the idea of having a well equipped first aid kit for the first 72h, and if you have prescription medication to have some extra, but overall, I think we all would do better re-establishing society and a medical system with trained professionals and it is more efficient to support a more resilient, well staffed and prepared public health system than individually stockpiling veterinary antibiotics and other bigger medical equipment.
I got this book in preparation for a hiking trip to backcountry and it did not disappoint. Actually, some of the photos leading into the early chapters were punctuated with images of nuclear mushroom clouds and... napalm? I'm not sure, but since the authors created this book for preppers, it was unsurprising. So, I got a laugh out of that. ANYHOO... I had to check the date it was published because they mentioned that we never know when the next pandemic would strike. Now that we know that...
While our medical system didn't completely collapse and I didn't have to resort to setting bones for anyone, this was still good knowledge to have. Honestly, I wish they'd had more step-by-step photos for some of the topics, but hey - that just means I need to get another book.
While our medical system didn't completely collapse and I didn't have to resort to setting bones for anyone, this was still good knowledge to have. Honestly, I wish they'd had more step-by-step photos for some of the topics, but hey - that just means I need to get another book.
I would have liked to see citations for… *anything*, really; a works cited would have been a wonderful reading guide, and as an artist and photographer, I would have liked to see it for the book’s graphics just on general principle. That lack of citation — the fact that I’m expected to take the authors at their word on all claims, and that I can’t use this as a jumping off point for further reading — is one of the biggest reasons for the low star writing.
I do appreciate the few physician’s references that were mentioned, even buried in the text as they were. I appreciate that the authors emphasized that the books contents were to be used as a last resort, and that professional modern care is preferable in all other circumstances. I would have liked to see a bit more emphatic of a similar sort of qualification on all of the suggested home remedies, but was glad to at least see that some of the risks were noted for some of the plants.
The guide on antibiotics and other specific medications, as well as potential sources for those medications, was nice to see. I was glad to see the focus on prevention and the care given to chronic conditions as well.
I also do think the book does a good job of sticking to and clearly presenting the basics. In most cases that meant it was *too* basic for my needs — I knew more medicine simply from the writing research that I’ve conducted over the years — but in the cases where it was discussing topics that were new to me, such as dentistry, I felt that the presentation of information was clear and concise.
…alright, fine, I’ve talked myself into a 3-star rating. Just know that it is a reluctant one.
I do appreciate the few physician’s references that were mentioned, even buried in the text as they were. I appreciate that the authors emphasized that the books contents were to be used as a last resort, and that professional modern care is preferable in all other circumstances. I would have liked to see a bit more emphatic of a similar sort of qualification on all of the suggested home remedies, but was glad to at least see that some of the risks were noted for some of the plants.
The guide on antibiotics and other specific medications, as well as potential sources for those medications, was nice to see. I was glad to see the focus on prevention and the care given to chronic conditions as well.
I also do think the book does a good job of sticking to and clearly presenting the basics. In most cases that meant it was *too* basic for my needs — I knew more medicine simply from the writing research that I’ve conducted over the years — but in the cases where it was discussing topics that were new to me, such as dentistry, I felt that the presentation of information was clear and concise.
…alright, fine, I’ve talked myself into a 3-star rating. Just know that it is a reluctant one.