Table of Contents | ||
Foreword | ||
Introduction | ||
Preface – the Four Phases of Medical Armageddon | ||
SECTION ONE – THE BASICS | ||
1 | Preparedness – What you can do now to help yourself then | |
2 | The Essentials: Water, Food, Clothing, Shelter | |
SECTION TWO – MENTAL ILLNESS | ||
3 | Reacting to Stress and Devastation – Separating the normal from the abnormal | |
4 | Mental Illness – Universal impact, individual preparedness | |
SECTION THREE – ACUTE INFECTION and SYMPTOMS | ||
5 | Introduction to Acute Infection | |
6 | Preventing Infection – Medical Quarantine and Isolation | |
7 | Animal Bites and Rabies | |
8 | Respiratory Infection and Symptoms | |
9 | Sore Throat, Sore Mouth, Sore Lips | |
10 | Ear Infection and Ear Pain | |
11 | Gastrointestinal Infection and Symptoms | |
12 | Urinary and Reproductive Infections | |
SECTION FOUR – SKIN CONDITIONS | ||
13 | Common Skin Infections and Rashes | |
SECTION FIVE – PAIN | ||
14 | An Approach to Pain | |
SECTION SIX – ACUTE INJURIES | ||
Introduction to Acute Injuries | ||
15 | Burns | |
16 | Back Strain | |
17 | Cuts and Lacerations | |
18 | Knee Injuries | |
19 | Ankle Injuries | |
20 | Insect Bites and Stings | |
21 | Concussion | |
22 | Fractures | |
SECTION SEVEN – SELECTED CONDITIONS |
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23 | Selected conditions: | |
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24 | Women’s Health | |
SECTION EIGHT – MEDICATION CONCERNS | ||
25 | Simplifying Your Medication Regime | |
26 | Use of Expired Medications | |
27 | Fish Antibiotics | |
28 | How to Get Your Doctor to Help You Stockpile Medications | |
29 | 10 Essential OTC Drugs to Stockpile | |
30 | Herbal Medicine and Other Natural Remedies | |
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SECTION NINE – SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
31 | Chernobyl, Nuclear Fallout, and You | |
32 | Bioterrorism | |
SECTION TEN – TOWARD BECOMING A HEALER | ||
33 | How to Take a Medical History | |
34 | How to Perform a Physical Exam | |
Conclusion | ||
APPENDIX A – RESOURCES | ||
APPENDIX B – MEDICAL KIT | ||
APPENDIX C – USEFUL OTC MEDICATIONS | ||
INDEX | ||