Prepping requires forethought with regard to food, water supplies, power, and protection - all areas of significant technical preparation. Self-reliant medical care is no exception. This book provides the basis of prevention, identification, and long-term management of survivable medical conditions and can be performed with minimal training.

Intro -- CHAPTER 1 HOW TO PREPARE FOR MEDICAL CARE OFF THE GRID -- OFF-GRID VERSUS NO-GRID MEDICAL PREPPING -- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- CHAPTER 2 ASSESSMENT AND STABILIZATION -- ASSESSMENT AND CARE -- INITIAL ASSESSMENT -- FOCUSED ASSESSMENT -- VITAL SIGNS -- MEDICAL HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION -- SHOCK -- DIFFICULT RESPIRATIONS -- FOREIGN BODY AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION -- ADULT ONE-RESCUER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) -- ADULT TWO-RESCUERCPR -- RAPID BREATHING -- CARDIAC EVALUATION AND CARE -- RAPID HEART RATE -- SLOW HEART RATE -- CHAPTER 3 BODY SYSTEM SYMPTOMS AND MANAGEMENT SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT -- EYE -- NOSE -- EAR -- MOUTH AND THROAT -- CHEST -- ABDOMEN -- REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS -- POISONING -- MANAGING DIABETES -- WATER AND WASTE -- CHAPTER 4 RADIATION -- CHAPTER 5 DENTAL CARE -- CHAPTER 6 SOFT TISSUE CARE AND TRAUMA MANAGEMENT -- THE BLEEDING WOUND -- WOUND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES -- SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS -- OTHER TYPES OF WOUNDS -- FINGER AND TOE PROBLEMS -- WOUND INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION -- SKIN RASH -- CHAPTER 7 ORTHOPEDICS-BONE AND JOINT PAIN AND INJURY -- MANAGEMENT OFF THE GRID -- CONCEPTS OF ORTHOPEDIC CARE -- DIAGNOSIS AND CARE PROTOCOLS CHAPTER 8 BITES AND STINGS -- VENEMOUS STINGS -- SNAKEBITES -- INSECT BITES AND STINGS -- AQUATIC STINGS, CUTS, AND RASHES -- CHAPTER 9 BIOTERRORISM AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE -- MANAGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN NORTH AMERICA AND POTENTIAL OFF-GRID TRAVEL DESTINATIONS -- CHAPTER 10 ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES -- HYPOTHERMIA -- COLD-STRESSINJURIES -- HEAT-STRESSINJURIES -- LIGHTNING -- HIGH ALTITUDE ILLNESSES -- CHAPTER 11 The OFF-GRID MEDICAL KIT -- ALTERNATIVE AND HERBAL THERAPY -- REPLACEMENT MEDICATIONS -- Prepper's Medical Resource Bookshelf -- Clinical Reference Index -- About the Author