Our current situation of growing resistance is due to overuse and improper use. Second, you must use antibiotics properly. If there is a crisis that denies you access to proper medical care, then you owe it to yourself and your family to use whatever resources are at hand. While the grid is up and your local doctor still has an open door, use them. Safety and a Warningįirst a word of warning. Neither the author nor this website and its owner shall be held responsible for any side effects as a result of applying the information in this article. Before stockpiling any antibiotics, talk to your doctor and be absolutely sure you’re not allergic to any of them, and that you know when and how to take them, and when NOT to take them. I am not a doctor and this is not medical advice. They are available now, and need a home in every prepper’s collection of medical gear. This should include medical emergencies as well.Īlong with your stores of bandages and dressings, consider a stockpile of antibiotics. Preppers should position themselves to manage emergencies from food shortages to power outages.

Soon sepsis sets in (an infection in the bloodstream) and death is close to follow. A world where a simple cut gets infected and spreads.

This is a world that can be our lives again in case of a long-term disaster scenario. The helplessness that doctors approach these infections with is just a shadow of a world without antibiotics. Just look to the headlines of stories about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infections. We have started to get a taste of a world without antibiotics, as resistance has grown because of overuse and improper use. The ravages of bacterial infections that the world endured before penicillin are the stuff of ghost stories. The modern medical marvel that is antibiotics has become so natural and ingrained, it’s hard to imagine being without them.

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