Medical preparedness planning is not a task to take lightly. Everyone’s needs are different and as a result their plan and supply cache will be too. Reading articles and watching videos are great ways to get started with medical preparedness but they will not help you lock down the specific needs of your family or mutual assistance group.
One may even go so far as to say that medical preparedness planning will affect your food storage plan, alternate power setup, the skills you choose to learn and of course your medical supplies.
Medical issues post collapse can be broken down into three categories;, emergency issues, non-emergency issues and issues that existed prior to the event. The goal of these articles and the theories laid out in them is to help you prepare for all three as efficiently as possible.
In order to start your medical preparedness planning you will need a few things.
1) Potential Events List.
2) Current Medical Evaluation
Current medical evaluation means getting everyone in your group to see a doctor and a dentist. The intel you gather about yourself from these visits gives you a place to start and an opportunity to address issues before a survival event takes place.
Number two came to mind again recently for me when I read an article about a 24 year old man who died from a tooth infection in Cincinnati while dental and medical care was available. Granted he did not make great choices with the information that was offered to him but problems that can be fixed now and aren’t may kill you once the care is not available.
After everyone has learned their current medical status the real planning can begin. This planning phase will help you put together everything you need to handle short term or emergency issues as well as let you manage larger issues through diet, alternate power, skills and other techniques.
The best scenario would be to have a group of individuals that show up to at the retreat with no illness or medical issues but the reality is that this might not be the case. Proper medical preparedness planning can lessen the blow of this problem.