Ep. 5 - First Aid & Medication for Preparedness

We’re back after a couple week Spring Break! This time we’re talking about first aid and medication for preparedness.But first, since we’re talking about health and healthcare, a couple disclaimers.Disclaimer One: Brekke Wagoner and I are NOT medical professionals. None of the information within should be considered medical advice. If you have any questions that are specific to you and your health, you should connect with your healthcare provider who is qualified to give you medical advice.Disclaimer Two: We talk about vaccinations and the benefit and importance of vaccinations. We believe in science and we believe in vaccinations and this is not up for debate. Disclaimers behind us, here are the links we mention in the episode!* Here’s our original post with allll the lists that we mentioned.* Here is a study about the efficacy of OTC drugs often in a first aid kit that found that they’re efficacious for up to 15 years. In the podcast we mentioned that the U.S. military’s study on the same thing found that their medications were efficacious for even longer. We are still tracking that down, but 15 years is pretty damn good.* Here are some online resources for medications that are often prescriptions. NOTE: We are NOT endorsing any of these as Brekke and I haven’t actually used them ourselves, but they are options that are out there. If you’re familiar with or have used these companies, please report back.* Mark Cuban CostPlus Drug Company* JASE Medical* Contingency Medical* Here are the books we mentioned:* The Survival Medicine Handbook* Where There Is No Dentist by Murray Dickson* Where There Is No Doctor * US Army First Aid Manual (free online)* Your action steps:* Build your General First Aid Kit * Talk to your doctor about acquiring an additional month’s supply of prescription medications including antibiotics.* Build your IFAK/Trauma Kit. * Make sure you’re up-to-date on your vaccines. * Decide which skills you need to build and take steps to gain those skills by signing up for classes. And you can find all the other recommendations including books and such at our original post.Cramming for the Apocalypse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Cramming for the Apocalypse at crammingfortheapocalypse.substack.com/subscribe