Hi guys firstly Always prepping.
Good question about fish antibiotics.
in normal every day life dont take them, its much more effective for you to be reviewed by a professional to see if you actually require them in the first place.
It places you at increased risk if firstly, you take the wrong antibiotic and your condition becomes worse and you need another medication resulting in them becoming less potent next time taken
secondly the medications may possibly be only fit for animal consumption.
thirdly you increase your risk of contracting clostridium difecile which is highly contagious and can kill you, especially the very young, old or if you have comorbidties.
fourthly antibiotics kill all flora in the gut, which has been linked to many illnesses.
as stated in previous posts if there was no possible alternatives and it was life or death I would have to consider it, if I where looking at giving it to others in my care I would have to explain any due diligence- this is manufactured for animals, It may make you more ill or kill you, are you happy to take this medication. If I had purchased the meds, and contacted the manufacturer and they advised it was made to the same standards as human consumption, as many medication are they simply go in another labled container then In the shtf situation yes I would.
I sound wary and this is due to experience, I have seen patients buy things off the internet and die or have a stroke because it was crap they bought.
hope that answers your question.
now yorkshire andy, I have stocked up my kits with antiseptic wipes for initial cleaning if water is not available, I have also invested in savlon and germolene creams to provide antiseptic cover for those not allergic.
It is fact that sterile saline and water from the tap are both equally as good for wound irrigation, that said I have about 10 steripods in my kit so i can squeeze a jet to irrigate, I also carry a 50ml syringe for the same reason.
dressing wounds, we dont tend to use creams as we have specialist dressings, the one we use for nearly all wounds is autrauman, heres a link so you can have a look.
https://www.hartmann.info/en-AU/pages/Atrauman/Atrauman
drawbacks, pretty expensive and does have used by date.
Iodine is no longer recommended as many people have fish allergies and have reacted and even become anaphylactic. and it hurts like hell.
very simply, basic wound care is keep it clean and dry, change the dressing regularly noting any signs of infection- hot, red, slough/puss from the site and any systemic signs, raised temp, pulse rate, resp rate. any possible infection to a wound should be clearly marked with sharpie so you can see if it extends.
If the wound is infected it will need intravenous antibiotics in normal life, SHTF it would be make do with what you can get hold off.
I hope thats been useful
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I will put some powerpoint teaching up soon on woundcare.
REMEMBER ITS BETTER TO BE GOOD AT THE BASICS THAN CRAP AT ADVANCED CASUALTY CARE.
keep the queries/thoughts/questions going.
Mark.
no big deal now but it stings when I do the dishes, as do the other scrapes and nicks that I haven't learned my lesson and stuck on the marigolds over.