How much are your kids adding to your power bill with their gaming addiction? That all depends on the console they are using and the number of hours they are busy chewing up zombies and various other entities that threaten mankind. It’s not unusual for kids to spend 30 hours or more each week mashing their game controllers, so what’s the power cost?

Console plus TV for 4 hours per day will add around $40 a year to your power bill. If you want to do the math yourself a PS3 Slim pulls around 95 watts while the XBOX 360 pulls a slightly lower 85 and a 32″ LCD TV will use around 125 watts.

The WII uses such a small amount of power it’s not worth mentioning.

I’ll let you decide if being the target of teenage wrath is worth saving a few bucks

The costs of doing laundry really adds up over the years and if you have a standard top loader washing machine you are sending money down the drain. Top loaders use considerably more water and power then European style front loaders.

Dryer

There is a very easy way to save money here. Stop using your dryer! In those areas where home owners associations haven’t made it impossible to line dry you can easily dry your clothes outdoors. Line dried laundry smells and feels so much nicer than laundry out of the dryer. Your clothes won’t shrink and they will last longer too. Dryer lint is your clothing slowly being worn away.

Even if your home is governed by the ridiculous whims of a meddlesome HSA, there is nothing to stop you from gathering support from your neighbors and getting the rules changed.

Another option to get your laundry dry is to use a drying rack. You can even pop it outside out of view of any tell tale nosey neighbors.

A dryer uses around 4500 watts and typically runs for 45 minutes. Drying 1 load of laundry per day  that works out to

4500 x 7 =  31.5 kw/h per week at a cost of $4.70

Over 1 year the dryer costs $245 to run

Over 10 years that’s $2,450

Over 40 years that’s  $9,800

That’s a lot of money that you don’t need to spend. And remember these examples are using today’s energy prices, in future energy costs will be shooting for the moon! A young 20 something staring out today could end up spending a years salary just to dry clothing over his/her lifetime. What a dull use of all of that money.

A European style front loading washing machine will spin more water out of your laundry than a conventional top loader meaning a faster drying time on the clothes line or in the dryer. They use less water too.

A typical spin speed on a top loader is 650-800 rpm while a front loader will typically spin at at least 1000 rpm. My front loader has various spin speeds with the fastest being 1300 rpm.

Line drying doesn’t even need to take place outdoors. Nifty retractable clothes lines mean that you can dry indoors with ease. In the winter time the moisture from drying laundry will add a welcome drop of humidity to rooms filled with dry heated air.

If you’ve got a greenhouse that doesn’t see much use during the winter months it makes an ideal spot to place your drying rack.

Racks that fit over bathtubs are unobtrusive and if your shower rail is sturdy enough more laundry can be hung from there.

Multi peg units are great for small things and can be hung up pretty much anywhere.

So how can you cut your refrigeration costs when the thing is plugged in 24/7?

You may not have much choice over the positioning of your fridge in a fitted kitchen, but the best place for a fridge is on an external wall away from heat sources, (oven, dishwasher, heating vents).

Every time you open your fridge door warm air is admitted, so limit the amount of times that you open the door.

When you are preparing a meal, take out everything you need in one go instead of going back and forth for ingredients.

Think about placing cold drinks into a thermos or an ice chest, this way you can access cold drinks all day long without making your fridge work harder to get rid of all of that warm air.

Butter stays fresh and easy to spread in a butter bell or heavy porcelain/stoneware butter dish.

A University of Florida study found that poor door opening habits can account for as much as 120kw/h of your annual consumption. That’s $18 per year.

Not a huge amount of money, but little savings add up and why waste money and burn more fossil fuel than we have to? Our world could use a little less pollution don’t you think?

When you take something from the freezer that needs time to defrost, don’t leave it on the counter top or put it in the microwave (that’s throwing money away!).

Get it out the day before you need to use it and place it in the fridge, it will cool the fridge down as it thaws, meaning your fridge doesn’t have so much work to do.

Don’t overfill your fridge. Always ask yourself if an item needs to be in there at all. Fridges work better when there is room for the air to circulate.

Your freezer however should be as full as possible. Add some bottles of water to take up space if you don’t have it full of food. Take them out when you need the space and set them in the fridge to defrost.

Lots of vegetables keep better at room temperature, storing them in the fridge leads to quicker deterioration and more items means more work for your fridge.

Don’t put hot/warm items into the fridge, let them cool down first. Your fridge works by removing heat from the items inside it. The hotter the items, the harder your fridge compressor has to work.

If you have cold winters, you could even “turn your fridge off” during the colder months.

Take a couple of empty plastic milk jugs, fill them with water and set them outside overnight to freeze. In the morning bring them in and put them inside your fridge.

They will help to keep everything inside cool. You don’t need to actually turn the fridge off, the ice packs will stop the compressor kicking in until the fridge temperature rises. Replace the ice packs as necessary.

Is your fridge an older model?

If it is, it could be costing you money. Older fridges were not made with energy efficiency in mind. Couple that with failing door strips and you are throwing money away.

Test your door strips - insert a piece of paper, close it in the door and pull, if it comes out easily your door seals are no good.

Consider these two fridges, of more or less equal capacity.

A 10 year old side by side model using

1200kw/h per year costs $180 to run.

A newer, more efficient top freezer model using

500 kw/h per year costs $75 to run.

Over the lifetime of your fridge (15 years) you would save $1575 in electrical costs.

A new top freezer model can be purchased for under $500, meaning the new appliance would pay for itself and you would still have saved $1075 overall. A yearly saving of $71.

How about going fridge free?

If you have a freezer then you really don’t need a fridge. The most efficient type of freezer is a chest freezer which we’ll talk about in a moment. But first -

Go and take a look in your fridge right now, what’s in there? An assortment of drinks, some sandwich supplies (meat, cheese, mayo), leftovers, yogurt, salad, butter, milk, a few bits and pieces that have lost all resemblance to actual food due to the fuzzy mold on them. Hmm I’m struggling a bit here to remember what goes in a fridge as I haven’t used one since 2007.

Ok lets work with that list.

Drinks – in the winter your drinks will keep cool by themselves – unless you are being very silly and heating your house to an absurd temperature. If you want some extra chill pop them outside for half an hour.

Sandwich Supplies – Meat and cheese can be kept in a freezer. If sandwiches are on the menu just remember to take the fixings out of the freezer a few hours before lunch. Store brought mayo has enough preservatives in it that a jar will last in the cupboard for a few weeks no problem. In very hot weather a cooler with a couple of ice packs in it will do the trick.

Leftovers – Simple. Cook the right size portions and you won’t have any left overs to store or try and come up with palatable ways to use. I find it amazing that whole books have been written to solve the problems of using up left overs in creative ways, when it’s so much easier to not produce the leftovers in the first place.  If on the odd occasion you do find yourself with leftovers, pop them into a bag in the freezer and use them next time you make soup.

Yogurt – Yogurt can be kept in the freezer and this is fine if you are going to eat it as a frozen treat or use it in cooking. But for general eating thawed yogurt doesn’t work so well, it tends to be a bit grainy. So once again store it in your trusty cooler, or pick up an inexpensive yogurt maker and make your own fresh yogurt, which is much better than the stuff you get in stores anyway.

Butter – Keeps fine in the freezer, just take it out a few hours before you need to use it. For general use keep it in a heavy porcelain/stoneware butter dish.

Milk – Again this depends on how you use milk. If you only use it for cooking then keep it in the freezer and defrost as you need it. For other uses, keep it in the cooler.

Salad Vegetables –  During the cooler months salad sits happily in our veggie racks, during the warmer months it comes in fresh from the garden so storage isn’t an issue. However if you aren’t growing your own food  then tomatoes, lettuce, celery, all keep well in a cooler.

As I’ve mentioned in the list above a cooler (ice chest)  is perfect for those things which you can’t freeze, but do need to be a little cooler than room temperature. All you need to do is switch over the icepacks once or twice a day depending on the temperature in your kitchen.

If going fridge free doesn’t appeal to you keep these tips in mind

• Refrigerators with the freezer on either the bottom or top are the most efficient. Bottom freezer models use approximately 16 percent less energy than side-by-side models and top freezer models use about 13 percent less than side-by-side.
• Through-the-door icemakers and water dispensers are convenient and reduce the need to open the door, which helps maintain a more constant temperature; however, these convenient items will increase your refrigerator’s energy use by 14 to 20 percent.
• Mini-doors give you easy access to items most often used. The main door is opened less often, which saves energy.
• Too large a refrigerator may waste space and energy. One that’s too small can mean extra trips to the grocery store. Your best bet is to decide which size fits your needs, then compare the Energy Guide label on each so you can purchase the most energy efficient make and model.
• A manual defrost refrigerator uses half the energy of an automatic defrost model but must be defrosted regularly to stay energy efficient.
• Make sure air can circulate around the condenser coils. Leave a space between the wall or cabinets.
• Refrigerators with anti-sweat heaters consume five percent to 10 percent more energy. Look for models with an “energy saver” switch that lets you turn down – or off – the heating coils (which prevent condensation).
• Don’t put the refrigerator near a heat source – an oven, the dishwasher or direct sunlight from a window.
• Keep your refrigerator’s coils clean. Brushing or vacuuming the coils can improve efficiency by as much as 30 percent.
• Check door seals to make sure they are airtight. To test them, close the door on a dollar bill and try to pull it out. If the dollar slides out easily, kiss that dollar away because you’re wasting energy and money by letting cold air leak out!
• Check the temperature – a fridge that is 10 degrees colder than necessary can use 25 percent more energy. Refrigerators should be kept between 35 and 38 degrees – freezers at 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
• A full refrigerator retains cold better than an empty one. If your refrigerator is nearly empty, store water-filled containers inside. The mass of cold items will enable the refrigerator to recover more quickly after the door has been opened. On the other hand, don’t overfill it, since that will interfere with the circulation of cold air inside. The simplest solution is to buy the right size for your family in the first place.
• Open the door as little as possible. Get in and out quickly. Label leftovers (if you have them) so you can quickly see what they are.
• Regularly defrost manual-defrost models. Frost buildup increases the amount of energy needed to keep the motor running.
• Allow hot foods to cool before refrigerating or freezing.
• Get rid of that older, energy-hogging second refrigerator in your garage! One large refrigerator is cheaper to run than two smaller ones.

Freezer

Chest freezers save money

The reason chest freezers are preferable to the upright models is that they use much less power. Each time you open the door on an upright model the cool air rushes out and the freezers motor has to come back on again to compensate. A chest freezer doen’t have that problem because cold air sinks. When you open the lid you don’t lose the cold air, so the compressor doesn’t need to kick in so often. Chest freezers are also better insulated than uprights.

Freezers, whether chest or upright, consume more electricity (up to 40% more) if they have an automatic defrost facility.

A 100 watt incandescant bulb in use for 5 hours per day will use 500 watt hours of power or 0.5 kw/h. Over a 1 month period that equals 15 k/w hours. At 15 cents per kw/h that bulb costs you $2.25 to run. Lets say you run 6 bulbs for 5 hours each day. Your monthly cost is $13.50 Your annual cost is $162.

Now lets compare that incandescant to a compact florescent bulb (CFL) which uses 25 watts of power to produce the same illumination.

A 25 watt CFL bulb in use for 5 hours per day will use 125 watt hours of power or 0.125 kw/h. Over a 1 month period that equals 3.75 k/w hours. At 15 cents per kw/h that bulb costs you $0.56 to run. Lets say you run 6 bulbs for 5 hours each day. Your monthly cost is $3.37. Your annual cost is $40.

As always, it’s illuminating (pardon the pun) to illustrate the value of these savings over time.

Savings over 1 year…………………$ 122

Savings over 10 years…………….. $ 1,220

Savings over 40 years…………….. $ 4,880

Plus CFL bulbs last many times longer than incandescant bulbs. Compare the $2 CFL, with a life of 8000 hours to a $1 incandescent with a life of 1000 hours.

The $2 CFL used for 5 hours per day, lasts for 1600 days or 53 months. The $1 incandescant lasts for 200 days or 6 and a half months. Dollar for dollar the CFL lasts 4 times as long for the money.

There is some controversy over CFL bulbs – generally from people who have never used them and/or who have a feeling that their rights are being trampled on by the new government regulations coming into force in 2012 which standard incandescants won’t meet.

From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_incandescent_light_bulbs#North_America

Federal legislation

In December 2007, many of these state efforts became moot when the federal government enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires all general-purpose light bulbs that produce 310–2600lumens of light^[31] be 30% more energy efficient (similar to current halogen lamps) than then-current incandescent bulbs by 2012 to 2014. The efficiency standards will start with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012 and end with 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.

Light bulbs outside of this range are exempt from the restrictions. Also exempt are several classes of specialty lights, including appliance lamps, rough service bulbs, 3-way, colored lamps, stage lighting and plant lights.

By 2020, a second tier of restrictions would become effective, which requires all general-purpose bulbs to produce at least 45 lumens per watt (similar to current CFLs). Exemptions from the Act include reflector flood, 3-way, candelabra, colored, and other specialty bulbs.^[32]

If you want to burn money with incandescent bulbs then stock up now before they are no longer available.

If you want to safely use CFL’s then read on.

The main concern is over the mercury that CFL’s contain. Simple common sense however shows these concerns are mainly baseless.

We used CFL’s from 1998 – 2010 without ever breaking a bulb. For one thing, you handle CFL’s infrequently. Once every 4 years compared to twice per year for standard bulbs, hence there is less opportunity for you to drop the bulb.

Take some simple precautions when it is time to change the bulb. Place a sheet of newspaper on the floor underneath your light fitting. If the bulbs drops and breaks, it will be contained on the paper and all you need do is gather up the paper. Simple.

Even better hold a plastic bowl underneath the fixture as you unscrew the bulb. Dropping a couple of inches into a plastic bowl will not break the bulb.

Open the window in your room before you change the bulb. This way, if you do manage to break the bulb, you can immediately walk out of the room for the advised 15 minutes while any mercury vapour clears the air.

Side Note : It’s quite amazing the fear that some people have concerning these bulbs, yet they are perfectly happy to live up close and personal with mercury every day in the form of dental amalgams which do expose them to mercury constantly.

When your bulbs finally do need replacing, take your used CFL’s to any one of the numerous stores that sell them and place them in to their recycling facilities.

An alternative to CFL’s which we now use ourselves, are LED bulbs which don’t have a trace of mercury in them. Our light fittings each hold 4 bulbs and we use the warm white, 3 watt LED’s, so each fitting uses just 12 watts of power.

Running a fitting for 5 hours consumes a nice low 60 watts of power. Running 6 fittings as per our example above would consume 360 watts of power. At 15 cents per kw/h our daily cost would be 5 cents giving a monthly cost of $1.50 and an annual cost of $18.00 to run our lights.

(I say ‘would be’ because we are off grid and get our power from wind and solar, so we don’t have any utility bills to pay)

The cost to run these 6 LED fixtures is much lower than the CFL’s. Our fixtures give us the equivalent of a 100 watt bulb while only consuming 12 watts of power.

Again, lets look at the long term savings generated by using LED bulbs instead of incandescants.

1 year ……………………………….    $144

10 years………………………………. $1,440

40 years………………………………. $5,760

Another benefit of LED’s is their long, long life. Around 40,000 hours. At 5 hours use per day thats 8000 days or 22 years!

Currently LEDS cost around $12 and you’ll need 4 to give you a 100 watt equivalent light. So a cost of $48. Seems high doesn’t it, but that’s $48 for a lifespan of 22 years which works out at $2.18 per year which is about the same as the cost of purchasing incandescants over the same period.

LED bulbs are coming down in price all the time, so our advice is go with CFL bulbs now and in 4 years when it’s time to change them, switch to LED’s.

Before we leave the subject of lighting, let’s mention the most obvious money saving tip. If you’re not in the room turn the light off!

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The free books fall into two catagories. Those which are out of copyright, so think “Classics” and those written by new authors trying to build a following.

Take a look at free books available to download now.

Some of the free books aren’t so good but some are fantastic reads.

My favorite genre is tales about the Zombie Apocalypse and I’ve been really impressed with some of the new authors that I’ve discovered via their free Kindle books. These are authors who would probably never have managed to get a publishing deal back in the pre Kindle days.

Publishing for free on Kindle works for the reader – who gets great free books and for the author who builds a following of satisfied readers who will hopefully buy their subsequent works.

Another way to get free books for Kindle is by joining one of the sharing communities. Kindle allows you to loan out your ebooks for up to 2 weeks, so by joining a community you will have a huge range of books to choose from including all of the latest releases.

Take a look at Lendle to get started.

The Kindle reading App does more than give you access to free books. When you switch to e-books, you no longer have to find a place to store your books, so no more crammed bookshelves, boxes or piles. And your book collection is available for you wherever you are so long as you have your computer or phone with you. So if you’re going on a trip you can take all of your books with you instead of just one or two.

The stand alone Kindle reader is a nice device to own. I used the reading app for several years and after a lot of hemming and hawing brought a Kindle in 2011. I like to read in bed and holding my laptop was becoming a bit of a chore, especially in the winter months when I wanted to snuggle down under the covers. The Kindle reader is small and lightweight so I can now read in bed comfortably.

The Kindle reader uses minimal power, so I can read for an entire month before I need to charge it again, which is a huge bonus when you live off-grid like me and rely on solar power. The E-Ink technology on the Kindle reader is really handy too. I can take my books outside with me since the screen isn’t back lit and it’s very easy on the eyes too.

There is a “read to me” feature on some of the Kindle models. I don’t like it, the voice is very robotic, but for anyone who has vision problems I can see that being a useful feature.

One thing that I don’t like about the Kindle store itself is the price of some of the new releases. In many instances an e-book is priced the same as a hard cover! Apparently this is due to agreements between Apple and the book publishing companies.

In any case, there has been a legal challenge raised against, these pricing rip offs so I think we can expect to see more realistic prices soon.

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Of course none of this changes your ability to get a free reading app and as many free books as you can handle

Free Books At Scribd

Another place to check for free books is scribd the social publishing site.

Just enter the name of the book you are looking for into the search bar and see what comes up.

You can read the books online or download them to your computer.

Free Books At Project Gutenberg

Before Amazon made free books available for Kindle, Project Gutenberg was the place to go for out of copyright books. They have a huge selection of books, currently around 36000.

If you like what you see Gaia’s Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture is available at Amazon.

And for Kindle Gaia’s Garden Kindle Version

Gaias Garden

The Natural Way Of Farming is an essential resource for anyone interested in self sufficient farming methods which enable food to be produced without tilling, weeding, fertilizing, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.

His philosophy is that nature knows how to grow food so we should really get out of the way and let nature do its work.

I’ve embeded the book here for you to have a look at.

If you’d like a copy for yourself – books on scribd can be removed at any time – it’s available from Amazon via this link Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy

Fukuoka – The Natural Way Of Farming

Apple pectin is a dietary fiber supplement that is often used to maintain powerful digestive health. It is also known as fruit pectin. Purchased in powder form, apple pectin becomes a gelatinous, or jelly-like, substance when wet. Many people are familiar with apple pectin in the making of jams and jellies. However, natural healers, herbalists, and fitness experts use apple pectin when preparing colon cleanse products because it is a soluble fiber. Apple pectin has the ability to sweep out radioactive dust particles from the intestinal tract, and it was used extensively after the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown.

How Apple Pectin Works

Apple pectin is a soluble dietary fiber source. The fibers in apple pectin help to balance the colon. In the digestive tract, apple pectin swells, forming a gel which acts like a broom to sweep the entire intestinal tract of waste material and body fat. In the large intestines, apple pectin breaks down into short chain fatty acids, which have positive pre-biotic benefits. Apple pectin is considered safe by the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives.

Apple Pectin and Radioactive Protection After Chernobyl

Both master herbalist Dr. Richard Schulze and nutriceutical researcher Jon Barron have recently mentioned that apple pectin was used after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster in 1986. Jon Barron states that “apple pectin was used in the aftermath of Chernobyl to reduce the load of radioactive cesium in children.” Dr. Schulze says that apple pectin was used “extensively” after the Chernobyl disaster. He mentions that apple pectin has been proven to remove heavy metals, and even radioactive Strontium 90. Dr. Schulze says that taking apple pectin proved to significantly prevent damage from radiation exposure.

Apple Pectin Reduces the 137Cs Radioactive Cesium Load in Chernobyl Children

The Swiss Medical Weekly published a report in 2004 confirming that apple pectin was seen to reduce the 137Cs cesium uptake in Ukrainian children after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster. A study led by V.B. Nesterenko at the Belrad Institute of Radiation Safety was performed to see if orally administered apple pectin was effective in binding 137Cs in the gut for food contaminated by radiation, or if eating “clean,” non-contaminated food was enough. The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involving children from contaminated villages near the disaster area.

Radiation levels were measured at the beginning of the study and one month later. At the end of the trial, 137Cs cesium levels in children who were given apple pectin were reduced by 62%. Children who had received “clean” food and a placebo had reduced radiation levels by only 13.9%. The results were determined to be statistically significant.

Sources:

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry 1998 Jun;54(2):99-104. Effects of orange and apple pectin on cholesterol concentration in serum, liver and faeces. Gonzales M, et al.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9858130

International Programme on Chemical Safety; FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives, “Dietary Intake of Fruit and Vegetables and Management of Body Weight,” by Dr. Beth Carlton Tohillhttp://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/f&v_weight_manag…

Jon Barron.org, “Preparing For Nuclear Fallout” http://www.jonbarron.org/detox/preparing-nuclear-fallout-Japan-iodine

Herb Doc Blog.com, “Alert: Radiation Exposure” https://herbdocblog.com/#home_container

Pub Med.gov, “Reducing the 137Cs-Load in the Organism of ‘Chernobyl’ Children With Apple Pectin” Swiss Med Wkly. 2004 Jan 10;134(1-2):24-7. Nesterenko, VB et al.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14745664

While this book is aimed at a WTSHTF (when the s*** hits the fan) scenario when there is no medical care available it’s a great book that every family should have on hand.

You never know when you won’t have access to medical care and the information in this book could save your life or the life of a loved one.

What would you do if you or a loved one were injured and you were cut off from medical care in the event of a tornado, hurricane or earthquake? Knowing what to do and having the supplies on hand gives you the best chance of a good outcome.

And for a lot of people the s*** has hit the fan already and medical care is simply unaffordable. If this applies to you then this book can help.

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He has been a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons for many years, served as department chairman at local hospitals and as an adjunct professor at local university nursing schools.

He has been a speaker at various survival and preparedness conferences on the subject of medical readiness in austere times.

A member of MENSA, Dr. Alton collects medical books from the 19th century to gain insight on off-the-grid medical protocols.

Amy Alton is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner and a Certified Nurse-Midwife. She has had years of experience working in large teaching institutions as well as smaller, family-oriented hospitals.

Amy has extensive medicinal herb and vegetable gardens and works to include natural remedies into her strategies.

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Some of the topics covered include

• ABSCESSES
• ALLERGIC REACTIONS
• ALTITUDE SICKNESS
• ANIMAL BITES
• ANTIBIOTICS AND THEIR USE
• ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
• APPENDICITIS
• ATHLETE’S FOOT
• BIRTH CONTROL, PREGNANCY, AND DELIVERY
• BLISTERS, SPLINTERS, AND FISHHOOKS
• BURN INJURIES
• CELLULITIS
• DENTAL ISSUES
• DERMATITIS (SKIN RASHES)
• DIABETES
• DIARRHEAL DISEASE
• DISLOCATIONS
• EARACHE
• ESSENTIAL OILS
• EYE CARE
• FRACTURES
• FOOD POISONING
• FOOD AND WATER-BORNE ILLNESS
• HEADACHES
• HEAD INJURIES
• HEMORRHOIDS
• HEPATITIS
• HEART DISEASE AND CHEST PAIN
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
• HYPERTHERMIA (HEAT STROKE)
• HYPOTHERMIA
• INJURIES TO SOFT TISSUES
• INSECT STINGS
• JOINT DISEASE
• KIDNEY AND GALL BLADDER STONES
• LICE, TICKS, AND WORMS
• LIKELY MEDICAL ISSUES YOU WILL FACE
• MAJOR AND HEMORRHAGIC WOUNDS
• MEDICAL SKILLS YOU WILL WANT TO LEARN
• MEDICAL SUPPLIES
• MINOR WOUNDS
• MOSQUITO BORNE ILLNESS
• NATURAL REMEDIES: A PRIMER
• NOSEBLEEDS
• PATIENT TRANSPORT
• PELVIC AND VAGINAL INFECTIONS
• PHYSICAL EXAM
• RADIATION SICKNESS
• RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
• SEIZURE DISORDERS
• SNAKE BITES
• SPRAINS AND STRAINS
• STORM SAFETY
• THYROID DISEASE
• ULCER AND ACID REFLUX DISEASE
• URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
• WILDFIRES AND SMOKE INHALATION

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