Flesh-Eating Bacteria: 5 Things You Need to Do to Protect Yourself from Vibrio
In the summer of 2018, a South Texas man died after wade fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. A fatality was also recorded in Virginia and a man from New Jersey was l...
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Better Than a Pound of Cure: 9 Ways to Prevent Diseases from Hurricanes
Coping with a natural disaster can be a highly stressful situation. With your stress level at its peak, it affects your immune system and makes you more vulnera...
That Tingling Feeling: 6 Home Remedies for Spider Bites
Spider Bites from either the Brown Recluse or the Black Widow can be serious, if not life-threatening.
What do spiders and the IRS have in common? Many peopl...
Rock and Roll: Surviving an Earthquake
Every year, more than 140 earthquakes of 6.0 or greater occur.
Because they strike with no warning, earthquakes must surely be among nature’s most terrifying...
More Than Just a Drink: 10 Survival Uses for Alcohol
One of mankind’s oldest beverages, alcohol has been used since antiquity by many cultures for a variety of purposes. Originally made from fermented fruits and g...
How to Prevent and Treat Heatstroke
Summer is here, and with the soaring temperatures comes a serious heat-related affliction – heatstroke. According to the CDC, on average, 658 Americans die each...
14 Travel Hacks for a Stress-Free Summer
Ah, summer. The season of island getaways, long road trips, the odd plane ride or two to exotic locations and possibly camping out in the woods. To deal with co...
5 Summer Drinks to Beat the Heat
When temps soar high enough to fry eggs on the sidewalk, you know it’s time to devise ways to beat the extreme heat. Instead of sticking to plain old H2O, why n...
Simple Hacks for Summer Ailments
That season of warm, bright days, road trips, sunny beaches and mountain getaways. Summer also brings soaring temperatures, insects and the potential for suffer...
Moving the Wounded: Methods for Patient Transport in Survival Settings
During normal times, your main goal upon encountering an injured or ill person is to get them to a modern medical facility as soon as possible. These medical as...