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Category Archives: Prevention

It’s hot out there, try not to puke too much

June 10, 2015by IvyMike 14 Comments

Summer is kicking in the door and bringing heat, humidity, and bugs. Let’s look at the three main types of exertional heat injuries there are and how to treat them. […]

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Environmental & exposure illnesses, Heat injuries, Prevention, PT

Quick Post: A love letter to the anti-vaccine crowd.

March 1, 2015by Ed Grouch, MD 9 Comments

I know these have made the rounds on social media, but humor an old man for a bit. From Jimmy Kimmel: And if that doesn’t work for you, here’s Penn […]

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Prevention, Prevention, PT, and fitness, Quick Posts

Quick Post: Get your blood typed

February 19, 2015by IvyMike 8 Comments

Let’s talk about why it’s good to know your blood type. If the grid is down, and you’re down and in need of a blood transfusion, it’s going to make […]

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Hematology and oncology, Prevention, Quick Posts

Quick Post: Storing medications

January 13, 2015by Ed Grouch, MD 5 Comments

Question: what medications should we store, right now, for a grid-down scenario? Answer: at a minimum, you will need to store the medications you use right now; the list of […]

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Field pharmacology, Medications, Prevention, Quick Posts

Doc Grouch on Physical Training

December 17, 2014by IvyMike 7 Comments

All– The first order of business in curing disease, is to not have it in the first place. This includes, but is not limited to: vaccines, public health engineering, general […]

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Fitness, Mindset & preparation, Prevention, PT

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