How to Care For Wounds When the Medical System Has Collapsed.
In my opinion, our medical system will be one of the first to collapse during a major catastrophe.
We have a shortage of primary care doctors in the U.S., a shortage of emergency rooms, a shortage of nurses, and most hospitals have gone to a “just in time” ordering system, where they stock two to three day’s supplies vs. several weeks.
Plus our hospitals are utterly dependent on electricity, although the all have backup diesel generators – but what happens when the diesel tanks are empty.
Furthermore, especially in an outbreak of contagious disease, many hospital personel will just not show up, be injured, or caring for ill or injured family members at home.
I can tell you from personal experience, our national medical disaster preparedness is a sad joke. Think Katrina, but ten times worse.
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