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THE

INDISPENSABLE

SURVIVAL

MEDIC

KEEP YOUR TEAM fter water, food and shelter, other medical issues that must be treated.
many consider personal
Therefore, someone has to assume the role
ALIVE AND WELL. defense to be the most of survival medic. This person might have to
be you—an average citizen with little formal
important priority for sur-
A viving a long-term disaster. medical training. In a circumstance where
BY JOE ALTON, M.D. These rugged survivalists have the beans the ambulance is no longer just around the
and bullets, but what many of them don’t corner, you might be the only medical asset
realize is this: They might be shooting them- left for your family or group.
selves in the foot. They can have all the food Be aware that where there is an existing
and ammo there is, but it won’t mean a hill modern medical system, the practice of
of beans unless they have the right medical medicine or dentistry without a license is
gear and the know-how to use it. illegal and punishable by law. If modern
Few in your group will be accustomed to medical professionals and facilities exist,
performing activities of daily survival such seek them out.
‹ Above: With the proper knowledge, as chopping wood for fuel, for example. This When you become the “end of the line,”
supplies and mindset, anyone can
become an effective survival medic. fact will lead to injuries, burns, infections and medically, how can you be certain you’ll be

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