Category Archives: Preparation

Preparing for medical problems after Armageddon

Week 24 – Question of the Week: What prepping have you accomplished in 2011?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Week 24: 2011-12-29 (non-consecutive weeks)  Only 3 days left in 2011.  Are you as far along in prepping as you had hoped to be?  (no . . . ) What have you achieved this past year?  (wrote a book . … Continue reading →

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Self-Defense and Medical Preparedness – Part 2

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

The following post on self-defense and medical preparedness is second in a series by Pete Farmer,  who holds advanced degrees in research biology and history, and is also an RN and EMT.  I’d be very interested in comments from those of you who have … Continue reading →

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Self-Defense and Medical Preparedness – Part 1

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

The following post on medical preparedness is contributed by Pete Farmer,  who holds advanced degrees in research biology and history, and is also an RN and EMT.  I’d be very interested in comments from those of you who have served in areas … Continue reading →

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Medical prepping and the mark of the beast

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Over the weekend I was studying about the mark of the beast, foretold in Revelation 13: 16-18 (KJV): And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, … Continue reading →

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Curious Message from the AMA

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

At least for now, things are looking bad for doctors treating Medicare patients, with a nearly 30% pay cut coming January 2012, unless Congress intervenes. So the AMA has been sending messages to doctors about our options for 2012, including … Continue reading →

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The Four Phases of Armageddon Medicine

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

In the preface to my upcoming book, Armageddon Medicine, I refer to the four phases health care will likely experience at TEOTWAWKI: floundering, fading, forgotten, and future. Recently someone asked, Are there any signs the process has already begun? Is … Continue reading →

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Week 22 – Question of the Week: Can you give an IV without IV access, or, Have you tried hypodermoclysis?

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Week 22: 2011-10-12 (non-consecutive weeks)  Suppose your child has vomited for days and is too weak to walk. The grid is down and the hospital is closed, their generator having run out of fuel. You have no idea where to … Continue reading →

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Carbohydrates and Companion Planting

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Carbohydrates – we really love them, don’t we? We just don’t like what they do to us, especially when they’re consumed with abandon.  However, if food were hard to come by, we’d love eating carbs and love what they do … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes and Ingenuity

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

At 1:55 p.m. EDT, just before I went out the door, my secretary asked, “Did you feel that?” At 1:57 I heard Rush Limbaugh’s stand-in say they’d felt an earthquake in New York, with reports soon following of a quake … Continue reading →

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Week 16 – Question of the Week: Bioterrorism – Worth worrying about or not?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Week 16: 2011-06-30 I’m completing the chapter in my book on bioterrorism and would like to ask everyone: how concerned are you? Have you done anything to prepare in the event of a bioterrorist attack?  Do you worry about receiving … Continue reading →

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