Duct Tape 911: The Many Amazing Medical Things You Can Do to Tape Yourself Together, Paperback/James Hubbard

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Duct tape, a lifesaver? You'd better believe it In fact, it's the number-one medical supply Dr. James Hubbard recommends always keeping on-hand for in-a-pinch fix-you-uppers. As "The Survival Doctor," Dr. Hubbard teaches disaster medicine to people worldwide through popular books, videos, and seminars-and of course his frequented blog, The Survival Doctor. com. But now, for the first time, he's compiled his best duct-tape tips, plus never-before-published techniques, to give you the ultimate medical duct tape survival guide. With "Duct Tape 911," learn first-aid skills in an interesting new way, and get little-known tricks that will help you feel ready for whatever comes. In this fascinating illustrated guidebook Dr. Hubbard reveals easy-to-follow instructions for how to use duct tape to: - Make eyeglasses-lenses and all - Remove a ring from a swollen finger and cactus spines from a foot - Make an ankle brace, wrist splint, and sling - Close a deep wound to prevent infection - Remove a wart - Protect your skin from waterborne diseases during a flood - Make a tourniquet - Stop a lung from collapsing - ... and more This unique, do-it-yourself guide is for handymen and handywomen, survivalists and campers, knowledge buffs, health fanatics, and everyone who wants to be prepared. After a natural disaster, while camping, or when the grid goes down, you may not have the best medical supplies. So get your hands on some duct tape, and tape yourself together--------------- About the Author James Hubbard, MD, MPH, is one of the nation's foremost survival-medicine experts. At his popular website The Survival Doctor. com, he writes about how to survive medical problems during a disaster or whenever expert help is impossible to get. Dr. Hubbard's evidence-based tips are a combination of modern medicine, makeshift treatments, and Grandma's home remedies. He's been a family doctor for over 30 years.