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Still.....valuable for trade and goodwill?There was a guy on the Rocky mountain SG forum who actually moved next to a pig farm and said he had the gear to extract insulin from porkers, which I believe is where the originalinsulin came from before the artificial stuff was invented. My missus has access to gallons of all types of insulin, BG monitors, Pens, Insulin pumps including the new 670G. But I dont have diabetes thank heaven
You get a veterinarian to make insulin from the pancreas of pigs, cows, etc..yup,cool,dry,no sun.
still don't though have an answer where to get that stuff if your stock is depleted in a shtf scenario, sure tablets can be some kind of substitute.
If you can make insulin, that's great....but I got a tip on how you can test sugar levels, which is the other half of the equation.You get a veterinarian to make insulin from the pancreas of pigs, cows, etc..
It's conceivable that this may work for Type II (ie: "adult onset") diabetes, but won't do anything at all for Type I (or "juvenile diabetes") diabetes.I am into using many different plants to make tee, cough syrup, bandages, coffee and such. One of the interesting things I found out, was taking the leaves of misteltoe and soaking them in well water for 3 days to use to control problems with diabetes. The berries of misteltoe are poisonous but the leaves are not. Depending on how bad your diabetes is and which stage you have, maybe this could help.
Or just making available things people may need? The drugs exist, and a lot of the prescription-only laws are just to discourage use, but why? That's not the government's place to tell people how to live their lives. Should people make good choices in their sexual practices? Absolutely. But the government doesn't need to be making them do so, or inflicting some weird sort of punishment by making it difficult to access the medications that can lessen the consequences of bad choices.CA just encouraging unsafe sex and promiscuity.
CA just encouraging unsafe sex and promiscuity.
The 50 Person Trauma Kit is your go-to bag when an emergency or disaster strikes in your neighborhood, school or office building. Fully stocked with more than 250 first-aid essentials, this bag is equipped to handle multiple injuries.
Actually, a tourniquet is very rarely required in most emergency situations (I'm ignoring the possible exception of tying a patient's arm off with a rubber tourniquet to start an IV. I always used a surgical rubber glove for this.).I dont see a tourniquet, how can it be a Trauma kit? I cant find a complete list of everything in it. Take your garbage Spam someplace else.
Actually, a tourniquet is very rarely required in most emergency situations (I'm ignoring the possible exception of tying a patient's arm off with a rubber tourniquet to start an IV. I always used a surgical rubber glove for this.).
Even with the vast majority of accidental amputations, a tourniquet is rarely required. Blood vessels tend to constrict when they are torn through, and many amputations spill surprisingly little blood. I know this first-hand from my paramedic career.
An exception might be if the patient is a haemophilliac, or if a limb was cut through with a surgically precise blade, like an authentic Japanese katana--assuming that it's being handled by someone who knows what they are doing.
Tourniquets aren't even reccomended for snakebite victims any more.
I know that the tourniquet used to be a mainstay of first aid, but this has changed. Try to avoid using one as much as possible, unless you're professionally trained.
All of this is true, but when you need a tourniquet, you really need one. Fortunately they aren't that difficult to improvise, but you also don't want to be wasting time improvising if you can avoid it. And since they don't take up that much space, I would say it's definitely something that should be included, even if it's hardly ever used.Actually, a tourniquet is very rarely required in most emergency situations (I'm ignoring the possible exception of tying a patient's arm off with a rubber tourniquet to start an IV. I always used a surgical rubber glove for this.).
Even with the vast majority of accidental amputations, a tourniquet is rarely required. Blood vessels tend to constrict when they are torn through, and many amputations spill surprisingly little blood. I know this first-hand from my paramedic career.
An exception might be if the patient is a haemophilliac, or if a limb was cut through with a surgically precise blade, like an authentic Japanese katana--assuming that it's being handled by someone who knows what they are doing.
Tourniquets aren't even reccomended for snakebite victims any more.
I know that the tourniquet used to be a mainstay of first aid, but this has changed. Try to avoid using one as much as possible, unless you're professionally trained.
All of this is true, but when you need a tourniquet, you really need one. Fortunately they aren't that difficult to improvise, but you also don't want to be wasting time improvising if you can avoid it. And since they don't take up that much space, I would say it's definitely something that should be included, even if it's hardly ever used.
Also this just seems more like a general "emergency kit" and why do we need 10 foil emergency blankets?
I agree.I disagree, I'm talking about a Trauma kit. It should also have quick clot. Of course you need to be trained on how to use it.
what about your feed stores for livestock? Our Tractor Supply stocks Penicillin and Amoxicillin in pill form? Same thing you would get from the doctor, just in a different bottle. . .you are welcome, the way I se things, I try to stockpile meds,though with our system here,it's only over the counter meds, no anti-biotics unless
the doc prescribes them.
The teacher for my "backwoods" survival first aid class taught us how to use the manual blood pressure cuff for different things, and they always use one for a tourniquet when you donate blood. I remember the first time I donated blood I was a little confused but then I realized it made sense (after I got over almost fainting of course). A stethoscope and blood pressure cuff were some of the first items other than normal "first aid kit" things I purchased when making a survival first aid bag. Very handy items, and everyone should learn how to use them.I agree.
As for a trauma kit, a standard manual blood pressure can meet all (or almost all) of your tourniquet needs.
A stethescope, manual blood pressure cuff, and the skill to use these items means lots more than 90% of all of the fancy medical stuff that people stockpile.
True emergency care can be comprehensive and minimalist at the same time . . . if you know what you're doing.
I agree.The teacher for my "backwoods" survival first aid class taught us how to use the manual blood pressure cuff for different things, and they always use one for a tourniquet when you donate blood. I remember the first time I donated blood I was a little confused but then I realized it made sense (after I got over almost fainting of course). A stethoscope and blood pressure cuff were some of the first items other than normal "first aid kit" things I purchased when making a survival first aid bag. Very handy items, and everyone should learn how to use them.
I did not say you don't need a tourniquet. This is what I said: "Fortunately they aren't that difficult to improvise, but you also don't want to be wasting time improvising if you can avoid it. And since they don't take up that much space, I would say it's definitely something that should be included, even if it's hardly ever used." I for sure have a tourniquet in my trauma kit.You definently dont want to improvise and look for something to use as a tourniquet in an emergency, when someone can bleed out in under 3 minutes. I disagree with Kevin and Kate, any real trauma kit should have a reliable Tourniquet, because when you do need it, it may be a matter of lie or death. Besides sometimes you will need 2 tourniquets. I think it would be irresponsible for a prepper to not have one in there trauma medical kit.
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