Book Release! Armageddon Medicine Now Available: Seldom does one read a book that is truly “definitive”. But Dr. Cynthia Koelker has indeed written one, in Armageddon Medicine. Her book does an excellent job of detailing the key topics and skills that families need to master, to be well prepared for the medical aspects of disaster situations.
Life is full of imponderables, and recent events in the modern era have taught us that the future is truly unpredictable. The 9-11 terrorist attacks of 2001, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear meltdowns in Japan in 2011 together introduced us to a cold, hard, new reality: We simply can no longer blithely expect tomorrow to be a repeat of today. Nor can we expect government agencies to be capable of providing for our needs in the event of disasters. Time and time again, governments have proven that they simply don’t have the manpower, the transport, or the logistics to make that happen in a timely manner. In the next disaster it will be what I call YOYO time—which stands for “You’re On Your Own.” YOYO time may last for many months. Are you ready for it?
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