ballistic trauma, body armor, giardia, more

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe Alton MD and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton, our hosts tackle the basics of something every survival medic may face at one point or another: ballistic trauma caused by small arms fire. Learn the basics of how bullets cause damage to the body in several different ways and also about how body armor works to protect the victim from serious or lethal injury. 

Plus, Dr. Joe Alton discusses water contaminated by the microscopic parasite known as Giardia. Even the clearest mountain stream can harbor these organisms, which cause, at best, miserable diarrheal illness and, at worst, well, much worse. Learn how to recognize and treat this infection to which your group members will be exposed.

Plus much more in the Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe and Amy Alton!

Wishing you the best of health in good times or bad,

The Altons

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