Interesting medical article with a few lessons for amateurs

[DenverGP]

http://www.emdocs.net/wounds-and-lac...cy-physicians/

A few interesting summary items:

• Wound irrigation with potable tap water is just as effective as saline irrigation. My main first aid kit has a bottle of saline, but nice to know that clean bottled water would work just as well. This one seems like good knowledge for any first aid treatments.
• Antibiotics for higher risk patients (diabetes, poor circulation, HIV/AIDS, immunocompromised), with wounds in higher risk areas (axilla, perineum, hands, feet), and high-risk wounds (human bites anywhere, mammalian bites to hand). Good info for first aid in prepping/shtf situations. Good reason to keep a supply of basic antibiotics in prepping supplies.
• Local infiltration of ketamine may be just as efficacious as other topical anesthetics.
• If transferring a digit for reimplantation, do not place digit directly on ice! Wrap amputated digit in moist gauze and place in a plastic bag which then goes on ice.

[Irving]

I wonder why mammal bites to places other than hands aren't as bad.

[DenverGP]

And a follow-up to the point about antibiotics. Found this PDF document that has a very helpful summary at the end with typical antibiotic uses:
https://cardiologiamedicinaumsa.file...otics-2018.pdf

Pretty easy to get the ones in bold without prescription:

Community acquired pneumonia: Doxycycline or Azithromycin or Clarithromycin (
Ear infection: Amoxicillin or Cefuroxime or Cefpodoxime or Azithromycin
Urinary tract infection: Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin
Skin/soft tissue wound infections: Cefazolin or Nafcillin or Cephalexin or Dicloxacillin, possibly with Doxycycline
Intra-abdominal infections: Cefazolin or Ceftriaxone or Levofloxacin or Ciprofloxacin -Plus- Metronidazole

[def90]

Hmmm, I don?t think anyone here has access to Ketamine, at least legal access anyway.

[TEAMRICO]

Robatussin and Windex.....let that Tussin work it’s way into the bone.






Not real medical advice.
For entertainment purposes only.

[Great-Kazoo]

And a follow-up to the point about antibiotics. Found this PDF document that has a very helpful summary at the end with typical antibiotic uses:
https://cardiologiamedicinaumsa.file...otics-2018.pdf

Pretty easy to get the ones in bold without prescription:

Community acquired pneumonia: Doxycycline or Azithromycin or Clarithromycin (
Ear infection: Amoxicillin or Cefuroxime or Cefpodoxime or Azithromycin
Urinary tract infection: Ciprofloxacin or Levofloxacin
Skin/soft tissue wound infections: Cefazolin or Nafcillin or Cephalexin or Dicloxacillin, possibly with Doxycycline
Intra-abdominal infections: Cefazolin or Ceftriaxone or Levofloxacin or Ciprofloxacin -Plus- Metronidazole

Unfortunately there are those of us allergic to 1 if not more of the listed items. You're not getting a Z pack w/out a script.

[00tec]

Unfortunately there are those of us allergic to 1 if not more of the listed items. You're not getting a Z pack w/out a script.

Same shit?

https://www.countrysidepet.com/produ...ets-12-tablets

[CS1983]

Same shit?

https://www.countrysidepet.com/produ...ets-12-tablets

Wash it down with the raw milk ya bought for your "dog".

[spqrzilla]

Prescription? Ah ....

https://www.thomaslabs.com/category/fish-antibiotics

[Fentonite]

Same. Actually that bottle is equivalent to 2 Z-packs (take 2 tabs day 1, 1 tab day 2-5).