Health

If you're anything like me, you were washing your hands ALL WRONG before March of 2020. We all had a crash-course in hygiene, and another crash-course in the value of toilet paper. Much like preparing for security emergencies, there are two kinds of health-related emergencies. There is a health-only emergency (think COVID-19) where the emergency IS directly caused by some … [Read more...] about Basic Preparedness for Health and First Aid Emergencies

You Could Get Sick / Injured We also don't lack for medical care. We routinely survive ailments that routinely killed our ancestors. In 2010, UNC Demography did a study of mortality in that year vs. 1900. They have a nice graphic showing how the causes of death (and frequency thereof) have changed since 1900. The first thing you'll notice is that 54% fewer people … [Read more...] about How to Die: Get Sick or Injured