64 SHTF Medical Tips That Work
Lizzie Bennett
Medically Speaking
March 16th, 2013
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- Putting toothpaste on a sting stops the pain
- Baking soda is an excellent antacid
- Eating activated charcoal will bind ingested chemicals and poisons
- Aloe Vera gel takes the heat out of burns
- Natural yogurt stops the irritation and clears vaginal thrush
- Natural yogurt takes the heat out of sunburn
- A strong magnet will draw metal to the surface of a wound
- Olive oil smothers head lice killing them. Repeat after 5 days
- Olive oil treats psoriasis and dry eczema preventing cracking
- Cling wrap is the ideal covering for burns
- Cinnamon sticks in a jar with water makes antiseptic mouthwash
- If a wound has glass in squeeze both sides of the wound and it will pop out
- White vinegar treats fungal nail infection. 1 part vinegar 2 parts water
- Duct tape will hold a large wound together until you can deal with it
- Scrape stings out with an ATM card. Ā Pinching it out puts more venom in
- Sanitary towels make excellent pressure dressings
- Seal a sucking chest wound with a plastic bag fixed on 3 sides over the wound
- Clove oil relieves toothache
- Strong, cooled black tea relieves conjunctivitis
- Parsley stops bad breath and contains Ā masses of vitamin C and vitamin A
- Eggshell is the best form of calcium supplement
- Olive oil loosens solid earwax
- Regular sugar heals wounds, just pour it in.
- Tampons work well to plug penetrating wounds
- Curved upholstery needles are good for suturing wounds
- Dental floss is a good substitute for suture material in emergencies
- Toothpaste applied to a blister or cold sore will dry them up
- A patch of duct tape over a wart will kill it. Change patch daily.
- Maggots make excellent cleaners for infected wounds
- Children under 16 should not be given aspirin
- Anyone with clotting disorders should not be given aspirin
- 1/4 aspirin a day helps prevent heart attacks/strokes by thinning the blood
- Cut toe nails straight across to prevent in growing and infection
- A small blob of softened candle wax will seal a tooth where a filling is lost
- Pleasant smells lift the spirit and enhance your mood
- Pregnant women should not eat foods high in vitamin A ( foetal blindness)
- The trace elements in homemade chicken soup does make you feel better
- Sniffing onions or vapour rub causes tears which washes debris from eyes
- Petroleum jelly seals grazes and stops bacteria entering the wound
- A large elastic band/ hair band makes an emergency tourniquet
- keep a hand/foot dressing in place with a fingerless rubber glove
- Hold an arm/leg dressing in place with cut off piece of panty hose
- Strap a broken finger with tape to an unbroken one next to it
- Strap two broken fingers together to immobilise them
- Sneeze into the crook of your arm to avoid contaminating your hands
- Push elevator buttons with your knuckle so your fingers stay clean
- If you can’t wash your clothes seal them in bags for 5 days to kill typhus lice
- Damp dust weekly to prevent mite infestation
- Clean wounds however minor as soon as possible to prevent infection
- Never burst blisters it lets infection in. Blister fluid is sterile.
- Barley water relieves cystitis. (Boil grain and drink the juice)
- Cranberry juice relieves cystitis
- If you pop an abscess use a sterile needle at the bottom to aid drainage
- Files spread disease. Clear all waste, Ā food, human and pet immediately
- Never give alcohol to hypothermic patients, it will cool them more
- Re-warm hypothermia victims with gentle heat and do it slowly
- Don’t rub areas you suspect to be frost bitten it causes more damage
- Prevent scurvy with adequate vitamin C
- Prevent rickets with adequate vitamin D
- Prevent spina bifida in babies with folic acid in pregnancy
- Prevent anaemia with adequate iron intake. Cast iron cookware helps
- Prevent bone/tooth Ā problems with adequate calcium
- Prevent pregnancy by using natural sponge as a barrier to ejaculate
- Natural sponge can also be a reusable feminine hygiene product
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Contributed by Lizzie Bennett of Medically Speaking.
Lizzie Bennett retired from her job as a senior operating department practitioner in the UK earlier this year. Her field was trauma and accident and emergency and she has served on major catastrophe teams around the UK. Lizzie publishes Medically Speaking on the topic of preparedness.
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Here is a book, FREE download from the Hesperian Foundation, “When Ther Is No Doctor”.
Written primarily for remote areas, without appropriate medical help.
One day it might come in handy …
http://hesperian.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en_wtnd_2011/en_wtnd_2011_full.pdf
The Hesperian Foundation download of the “No Doctor” book seems to failing, for some reason only a part of the book, a damaged file is downloading.
The full book is available on several other sites, like USA DOJO, here:
http://www.usadojo.com/pdf-files/where-no-doc-pdfs/no-doc-book.pdf
Many of these I already know, many I didn’t. Definitely a keeper for the survival library. Thank you Lizzie.
Hi BI
How are you? I must get over to shtfplan, I miss your earthquake updates,regards Liz aka Burt the Brit
Many thanks once again. Have added the list to my binder/archive.
Please redact this article with regard to spelling/typos and completeness of sentences. There are some things in it I donāt understand. See e.g. #54.
Szal
I’m British,we have different spelling and punctuation than the US. As for 54. Clearing all waste to stop flies spreading disease is quite simple to understand. Thanks for reading.
Liz
This is not about British vs. American English. Please read the first word in #54 with open eyes and see that it says āFilesāā¦
Yes it does, the next two words are spread is ease, which they do. It’s a statement.
Disease even lol
This is a list I will keep
Thanks Howard x
http://modernsurvivalonline.com/guest-post-how-to-make-injectable-lidocaine-hcl/
Headlice are easy to kill by many means: but killing the eggs is very difficult and requires patient and skilled expertise (like the neighbour Himalayan village woman who so kindly took the eggs out after i tried everything… god gasoline on the scalp really hurts…)
A few more:
-Pineneedles: Rich source of Vitamin C (Tea)
-Hypothermic person should be warmed with body-to-body contact
-Natural Incence smoke is good way to sterilise the environment from molds and bacterias… close the door and fumigate the room.. juniper is good
-Sneeze into your shirt (onto your chest) for maximum etiquette of containing germs
-H2O2 removes earwax and is good for many things
-rub onions under your eyes to cry out any teargas
-vinegar is fast cure for dandruff
-SUPERGLUE … something everyone should have to close smaller wounds
-DMSO may cure many many ailments, especially in the future when the superbugs rise and antibiotics are useless….
Padma
thanks for those and thank you for reading x
Superglue does work good and even closes larger wounds BUT burns like all hell!! DO NOT allow it too make contact with your eyes though, almost instant blindness and it is permenant.
Here’s one that kept me healthy during college: elderberry extract is an amazing immune system booster