SurvivalBlog's Medical Editor, Dr. Cynthia Koelker, has released her much-anticipated nonfiction book: Armageddon Medicine. This massive tome is 589 pages long--about the same size as Carla Emery Encyclopedia of Country Living. I authored the book's Foreword.
For now, the pre-publication edition of Armageddon Medicine is only available at ArmageddonMedicine.net,
but it will soon be available through all the major book outlets. If
you'd like copy of the pre-publication edition, SurvivalBlog readers all
qualify for a 5% discount, with coupon code SB-DC-05.
You may have already read Dr. Koelker's first book, 101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care.
So that you'll know what you'll be getting with her new book, I am posting the Foreword that I wrote:
Foreword
By James Wesley, Rawles
Editor of SurvivalBlog.com
Seldom does one read a book that is truly “definitive”. But Dr. Cynthia Koelker has indeed written one, in Armageddon Medicine. Her book does an excellent job of detailing the key topics and skills
that families need to master, to be well prepared for the medical
aspects of disaster situations.
Life is full of imponderables, and recent events in the modern era
have taught us that the future is truly unpredictable. The 9-11
terrorist attacks of 2001, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the
earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear meltdowns in Japan in 2011
together introduced us to a cold, hard, new reality: We simply can no
longer blithely expect tomorrow to be a repeat of today. Nor can we
expect government agencies to be capable of providing for our needs in
the event of disasters. Time and time again, governments have proven
that they simply don’t have the manpower, the transport, or the
logistics to make that happen in a timely manner. In the next disaster
it will be what I call YOYO time—which stands for “You’re On Your Own.”
YOYO time may last for many months. Are you ready for it?
There are many looming threats to our health and safety, ranging from
floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes, to even pandemics
nuclear terrorism. The future is uncertain, and at times this
realization can seem overwhelming. But with the grounding knowledge of
human physiology, some training, and some fairly modest supplies, we can
at least be prepared to guard our physical health, regardless of what
the future brings. Cynthia Koelker brings this all together, in Armageddon Medicine.
In the chapters ahead, you will learn the essentials of keep you and
your loved ones sane, healthy, and avoid having them “assume room
temperature.” Her chapters detail mental health, acute infections, skin
conditions, pain management, acute injuries, health issues for women,
nuclear warfare, bioterrorism, and much more.
Quite importantly, Dr. Koelker discusses some topics not found in
mainstream texts. For example, she describes in detail how to obtain
alternative antibiotics during situations where access to pharmacies is
limited or non-existent. She also dares to walk the path that the AMA
establishment fears to tread, in discussing herbal medicine and other
natural remedies.
