Medical Personal Preparedness
Review: Wrap-It-Ice Bandages
Review: Wrap-It-Ice Bandages
Jayce
6 min read #First Aid
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Equipment Family Preparedness
Suturing a scalp
<a href="/images/uploads/2011/10/IMG_1125.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3974" title="IMG_1125" src="/images/uploads/2011/10/IMG_1125-224x300.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a>Suturing is an important skill to have. Knowing how to properly sew somebody shut isn't something you need every day, but when you need it - you need it! Sure, right now we can just run to the doctor, but what if you're way in the outback or things have collapsed and good medical care isn't easily available. Suturing allows you to quickly close up a wound to help stop bleeding, help prevent infection and to lower the risk of damaging a wound while trying to get to better care - if needed. There are plenty of ways and places to get training in suturing without going through medical school. It's easy to do once you learn, you just need to look around and find a class you can take.
Phil
3 min read 
Medical Nuclear Attack Preparedness
Potassium Iodide (KI) and How to Protect Yourself From Radiation Poisoning
<a href="/images/uploads/2011/03/IMG_2430.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3568" title="IMG_2430" src="/images/uploads/2011/03/IMG_2430-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>With the current potential nuclear crisis in Japan, I have been inundated with questions about<a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2008/11/preparing-for-a-nuclear-attack-determining-your-scenario/"> Fallout Survival</a>, <a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2008/11/preparing-for-a-nuclear-attack-some-background/">Nuclear Preparedness</a>,<a href="http://www.utahpreppers.com/2009/06/the-master-evacuation-kit-list"> General Preparedness</a> and Potassium Iodide among many other things. I realized that while a lot of these things are covered on Utah Preppers, Potassium Iodide is kind of glossed over. This post is my answer to all those questions and should be a definitive post on KI or Potassium Iodide. Please note: at this time, due to the crisis in Japan, KI is <strong><em>Sold Out </em></strong>pretty much everywhere.
Phil
4 min read 
Events Personal Preparedness
Some First-Aid Kit Examples
<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1397" title="firstaidkits" src="/images/uploads/2009/02/firstaidkits.jpg" alt="firstaidkits" width="280" height="153" />First-Aid Kits are kind of a funny prepper item - there are SO many that you can just go buy that it doesn't seem like a big deal. Yet, countless people I know barely have a box of band-aids in their home. Those who do go purchase a pre-made First-Aid Kit don't typically pay much attention to it - it's crossed of their 'list'. But day to day use of the only medical supplies in the house means that after a year or so the First-Aid Kit is severely depleted and nobody notices until there's a need for it.
Phil
3 min read