Essential Oils For Survival When Other Products Aren’t Available
When you are planning on being outdoors and away from crowds for any length of time, the smartest and safest thing to do is to make sure you have a … Read More
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Knowing how to provide medical care during a short or long term emergency should be near the top of any preppers list of skills to learn. When starting out you need to build a medical kit that offers a variety of treatments for a wide range of conditions.
From picking the right vitamins for better health, to preparing for a pandemic or getting over the common cold, you are in the right place to learn and grow your skills and knowledge.
Prevention is important and we have a lot of helpful posts that can help you be healthier now. There are many natural remedies that can help alleviate common conditions.
Maybe you already have a medical kit and basic knowledge? For the advanced prepper our posts on dental emergencies and major trauma can help hone your skills for dealing with those rare emergencies where a few seconds can make all the difference.
We are glad you are here and hope to help you be as prepared as possible for a better future!
Prevention and Basic Preparedness
Preventing medical problems is always best. From taking precautions against wound infections to preventing the flu and common colds, you will find it right here. Worried about pandemics? We can show you how to prepare now and increase your chances of getting through.
Prepper Preparedness: Personal Fitness and Health
8 Things You Can Do Now to Promote Medical Self-Care
Acute Mountain Sickness: Signs, Prevention and Treatment
What We Can Expect from the 2018 Flu Season & the Best Ways We Can Protect Ourselves
What You Need to Know About Colds, Flu and Respiratory Infections
How to Use Essential Oils to Relieve Sinus Congestion
Top 4 Medicinal Mushroom Powerhouses
Eight Essential Oils for Health and Wellness
Alternative Infection Prevention and Treatment
DIY Castor Oil Packs for Health Preparedness
Do-It-Yourself Vaccine to Halt the Spread of Germs
The Best Vitamins And Supplements For Hard Times
Fish Antibiotics and Other Drugs
Antibiotics are amazing life saving drugs. Having a variety of fish antibiotics on hand allows you to treat a lot of different types of infections. During hard times infections can become more common due to harsh living conditions and poorer hygiene among the masses. Knowing when and how to use antibiotics is important though because you do not want to use them for every little scrape. Join us and learn what you need and how to utilize life saving antibiotics during a survival situation.
What You Need to Know About Expired Prescription Drugs
Why Store Fish Antibiotics For Survival
9 Simple Tips to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance
Remedies For Common Conditions
No matter how healthy you are at some point who doesn’t suffer from aches and pains or a common cold? Over the years Backdoor Survival has released many posts that help you use essential oils, herbs, and other natural remedies to help you lead a healthier life every day.
Top 5 Essential Oils for Migraines
Elderberry Tincture: A Labor of Love
DIY Miracle Healing Salve: Wild Plant Edition
Health Benefits of Garlic: The Medicinal Use of Garlic
18 Herbal Remedies for Aches and Pains
25 Natural Remedies For Diabetes
Treating Psoriasis with Essential Oils
DIY Healing Vapor Rub for Coughs & Congestion
Survival Medicine: Insect Bites and Stings
Survival Dental Care
During good times it is easy to forget about dental health. Dealing with dental emergencies is something every prepper should familiarize themselves with. Your teeth can have a major effect on the function of your entire body. The posts below will show you what you need to be prepared and get through dental issues when they arise.
Dealing with Dental Abscesses Off The Grid
Prepper’s Guide to Dental Equipment and Dental Exams
How to Survive a Dental Emergency: From Temporary Toothache to Long Term Situations
Emergencies
During an emergency seconds count. Knowing how to approach trauma, brain injuries, snake bites, and hypothermia are bits of knowledge that are well worth learning. So many emergencies such as heavy bleeding can be survived it the right action is taken at the right time. With these articles you can start to build or improve your medical kit and skills so you have what it takes to survive and help those around you.
What Every Prepper Needs to Know About Hypothermia
How to Survive Snake Bites – The Science of Antivenom
Traumatic Brain Injuries in Survival Settings
Review: Be Medically Prepared with a Gunshot & Bleeding Wound Kit
Best Practices for Dealing with Wounds in a Survival Situation
How to Deal With Open Wounds When Help is Not on the Way
A Kit to Treat Trauma Before Help Arrives
How to Disinfect and Sterilize Medical Instruments in a Survival Situation
How to Create an Emergency Ammo Can First Aid Kit
Using Potassium Iodide Following a Nuclear Incident
Treating the Runs in a Survival Situation
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My Favorite Herbs for Medicinal Survival Tea
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8 Best Essential Oils for Disinfecting and Cleaning
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Best Essential Oil for Bee Sting
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How to Have a DIY Body Detox at Home
Detox has been a buzzword for many years, and during that time, we have been offered a growing number of techniques and opportunities to safely and effectively detox the body. … Read More
How and Why to Grow Elderberry
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How to Forage and Use Purslane & Stinging Nettle: Two Super-Foods for Spring Foraging
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Why and How to Grow Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi is a highly prized plant in home gardens and hales from Germany where the name means turnip cabbage. In fact, you can think of Kohlrabi as odd cabbages with … Read More
Prepping the Body: Physical Fitness for Men
As a preparedness-minded person, it’s easy to get tunnel vision on bug-out bags, stored food, solar panels, and all the other supplies we stock to help us feel like we’re … Read More