Medical

Contagion, A Prepper’s Movie Review

September 28, 2011

Contagion is a new movie with a high powered cast about the spread of a viral pandemic. It shows the expanding viral epidemic from a number of perspectives and will make any prepper think. A pandemic is something preppers should be thinking about. In the disaster matrix, it is probably the most devastating thing that [...]

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4 Ways To Track Pandemics with Ease

September 8, 2011

The movie Contagion premiers on Friday September 9th. It’s an action/thriller that focuses on the threat of a modern disease pandemic. The movie features a star-studded cast and a spokes person for the film claims the movie will realistically depict a pandemic as closely as possible. With its release, a new wave of concerns and [...]

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Potassium permanganate: The Most Useful Survival Chemical

July 28, 2011

When people think about survival tools, chemicals are usually not one of the first things that come to mind. Potassium permanganate should though. Also known as KMnO4, Condy’s Crystals and permanganate of potash, Potassium permanganate is a jack of all survival trades.When it comes to survival, the more you know, the more you can do [...]

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All Bleeding Stops Eventually

June 16, 2011

I was going to be a good EMT and not write my first post for the Rabbit Hole about blood and gore, but I couldn’t help myself. Bleeding to death can kill someone faster than anything else. We talk about 4 minute response times for heart attacks1, but if you have serious bleeding from an [...]

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