About this item
The essential guide to take care of your family's health when you can't get medical help or answers right away.It's the worst snowstorm you can remember. The ice-covered streets are abandoned. You hear a boom in the distance, and your computer screen goes blank. Darkness. A crash and another bang from inside the house. In the hallway, your husband sits on the floor, soaked in blood. You dial 911, and all you get is a busy signal. Would you know what to do next? The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook will teach you just what you need to know to take care of yourself and your loved ones in the event you aren't able to get professional medical help right away. Encompassing but going well beyond immediate first aid, the book covers: how to put a dislocated joint back into place how to prevent hypothermia when your heat has gone out what to do for asthma when you don't have your inhaler whether you can really drink your own urine if you run out of water what to feed your toddler if he has a fever and you have no medicine and much more Featuring more than 100 illustrations, along with quick quizzes and real-life examples, The Survival Doctor's Complete Handbook will take you step by step through the essentials of medical care during a crisis.
About the Author
James Hubbard, MD, MPH, is one of the nation's foremost survival-medicine experts. In his signature easy-to-read style, he writes about how to deal with medical problems during a disaster, while stranded in the wilderness or whenever expert help is impossible to get.
In addition to being a best-selling author and speaker, Dr. Hubbard is the publisher of the popular website TheSurvivalDoctor.com. He believes lifesaving medical information shouldn't be reserved for health care professionals. "Everyone deserves the chance to survive," he says. Through his books, he strives to make this information not only available but understandable and interesting to read.
Dr. Hubbard's evidence-based tips are a combination of modern medicine, makeshift treatments and Grandma's home remedies. He's been a family doctor for over 30 years.
