Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk
by maxerickson on Monday August 28, 2017 @10:36AM
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Just get a copy of something like https://www.amazon.com/Mayo-Clinic-Family-Health-Book/dp/160...
1400 pages of small print, plenty enough information relative to the time you would have to reference it in an urgent situation.
Re:Doomsday planning for less crazy folk
by nathancahill on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @12:32PM
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Also get a copy of https://www.amazon.com/Where-There-No-Doctor-Handbook/dp/094...
Slightly more focused on pediatrics, but super useful resource when other literature says "At this point, head to the emergency room or call 911".
Awesome. Come to think of it, I think my parents may have had a copy.
Beyond that, there would be a ton of information on mechanics and ecology that I couldn't possibly keep in my head. Books on mycology, and other resources that would help in foraging would allow long walks through the countryside to be feasible. As long as one had some way to transport a small library of such materials!
edit: photo -- http://www.blogto.com/upload/2015/04/20150415-Robarts-Side.j...
The place is a massive, brutalist compound. And the knowledge it contains would be invaluable! Especially for people like me with limited biological or medical knowledge. The practical resources they knowledge would open up would make a massive difference.
That said, I'd probably still carry a proverbial stick.
Anyway, top rate insights.