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  1. A really great and helpful article. I am going to order quite a few of the items you’ve suggested. We are also starting to acquire and learn about essential oils.

    1. Yes, the article you cited goes into great detail of how to suture. Numerous Youtubes also provide demonstrations. We felt it best to leave the instruction to the professionals.

      Thank you for your thoughts!

  3. This is common sense Medical information and skills that every single red-blooded American should acquire. If the only reason one is preparing it’s for the end of the world then one is doing it wrong. Life is filled with thousands of days and each of those days could bring any number of unforeseen events. Plan accordingly.

  4. Nicely done. I’ll add that various sized suture needles with eyes are available on eBay and through Amazon. Ultralight fishing uses very light tackle. The monofilament line is typically 2 or 4 pound test and may also be used as suture. Wiping it with alcohol or bleach and letting it dry first might be a good plan.

    As a retired ER RN I’ve given a lot of thought to this subject. As a nurse working with other nurses I always believed that I could teach something to every nurse and could also learn something from every nurse I ever worked with.

    I’m learning from you.

    Thanks

    1. You’re very kind.

      Amazon does have a pretty good variety of sutures. However, it is our understanding that these are for “vet use” and “practice” only (at least in the US), and as such, at least one physician said they hurt more than sutures for people. No one in this house was willing to be a guinea pig to verify. Shop Met Vet has a greater variety of sutures at better prices. Our son heated and bent a sewing needle into a curve for us to practice while awaiting the arrival of real suture needles. A curved sewing needle is much more difficult to use than a real suture.

      Thank you for your thoughts. It’s so good to learn from you and others in the Survivalblog community commenting on this article.

  5. Thank you for the article today with instructions on Insulin making! I have downloaded and printed it off to save in what I hope will be a never used folder! Also on Survival blog there are quiet a few articles on diabetics in a SHTF situation. The ones I found helpful in our situation are the ones on alternate refrigeration for insulin that you already have. https://survivalblog.com/seven-letters-re-type-1-diabet/ ; https://survivalblog.com/insulin-dependent-diabetics-when-tshtf-by-aerc/ ; https://survivalblog.com/disclaimer-i-am-not/ . These are articles that I have found helpful in my peace of mind after our son was diagnosed with Type 1 six years ago. Also a carefully worded question to your doctor about the availability of the supply chain of insulin supplies can sometimes result in that understanding Dr. writing you a slightly larger prescription so that you can then build up a supply of needed medicine… and if you then get your refills as regular as clockwork as much as your insurance will allow… you can build up a “cushion” of supplies so that you then have time to figure something out if indeed it does become a SHTF situation.

    In that regard having extra coolers and frozen ice packs ready to use would be a first line of defense to keep that precious medicine cool… then moving on to a “camping fridge” that can run off a car battery and having several batteries that are kept only for this purpose gives you a more stable cooling option. If you then have a solar panel option for recharging those batteries you now have an indefinite ability to keep your insulin cool and available. Another option would be a small R.V. fridge that can run off a propane tank… but propane does eventually run out as well…. Don’t forget to test out your cooling options at least once a year to make sure everything still works, the charges have held and no critters have chewed through your cords. Also remember to use your insulin FIFO… Hope this helps others to realize that a SHTF situation is not necessarily a death sentence for Type 1 Diabetics.

    1. Yes, to everything. We’ve got several ways to keep the insulin cool ourselves. And so glad to hear that at least one other diabetic (and family) doesn’t see TEOTWAWKI as a death sentence for diabetics!

  6. A member of my family was hospitalized recently for surgery and I picked up quite a few supplies. Every hospital meal came with a plastic bowl of condiments: salt, pepper, Mrs. Dash, sugar; all in tiny little sealed packets. I saved every one for my bugout bag or for barter. When the patient was ready to come home, he had an incision that needed to be covered. The nurses practically drowned us in sealed, sterile gauze and tape. I used what was needed and stored the rest. Best of all, I got a suture removal kit. I’m not sure how to use it (I didn’t take his stitches out), but I have it for future use or barter. The experience taught me to be aware that great supplies can come from unexpected sources and events.

  7. Keep in mind that sealed suture kits will still be sterile and usable long after the expiration date if the seal is intact. It would be preferable to boiled fishing line and sewing needles.

    1. After suturing with real sutures and then with sewing needles, we’re quite convinced that sewing needles will be a much more painful experience for the patient. The sewing needles do not go through skin (well, banana peels, practice suture kit, or chicken skin) anywhere near as easily or quickly as suture needles do. We’d use an “expired” suture long before a sewing needle, at least on ourselves. Just a thought.

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