Preparedness is an important aspect of most homesteads, but it can be an overwhelming topic due to its multifaceted nature. Many of us have some level of food storage for our families, but what about things like safety and emergency medical care? Jake Drumm of Drumm Emergency Solutions has a passion for helping families prepare for a wide spectrum of crisis situations. He has a special word for homesteaders today to get you started in preparing for both short and long term medical crisis situations.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why emergency preparedness is important for homesteaders
- The most important supplies to have in your first aid kit on a homestead
- Moving beyond first responder skills and considering long-term emergencies
- Why and how to store information offline in case of internet outages
- Tackling one of the most common health crises: sepsis
- Addressing the issue of medical supplies and medications in dire times
- Using wisdom in learning from various experts
- Encouragement if you are feeling overwhelmed or fearful
ABOUT JAKE
Jake Drumm is a career paramedic with a passion for preparedness, homesteading, and education. He has worked in all areas of emergency services medicine during his career. The past 15 years have been spent in the delivery of emergency medicine education, spanning the spectrum from graduate medical education to U.S. Special Operations medicine. He continues to practice medicine as a paramedic in rural East Tennessee, as well as working to actively spread his message of medical preparedness and austere lifesaving through Drumm Emergency Solutions, LLC, a family company. Jake is also heavily involved in ongoing wilderness medicine, permaculture, and homesteading projects on several properties in East Tennessee.
RESOURCES
Medical planning and preparedness:
Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs): https://jts.health.mil/index.cfm/PI_CPGs/cpgs
Medical Beginner's Resource List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqaHUzJ5QVtjM77d5lDgr448NPoDchmpWszdzE4xges/edit#heading=h.43ei6zrczmvz
Guerilla Medicine: An introduction to the concepts of austere medicine in asymmetric conflicts: https://www.europeanmedics.eu/guerilla-med-publication
Ditch Medicine: Advanced Field Procedures for Emergencies: https://a.co/d/fNjNoA0
Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook: https://a.co/d/gLW1wU2
Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, 2nd edition: https://a.co/d/ewOV5kB
Tourniquet Conversion A Recommended Approach in the Prolonged Field Care Setting: https://prolongedfieldcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/drew-jsom-fall-2015-edition-2.pdf
Preparing for Operations in a Resource-Depleted and/or Extended Evacuation Environment: https://prolongedfieldcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/11coreypaper.pdf
10 Essential PFC Capabilities: https://prolongedfieldcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10-essential-capabilities.pptx
Skills for non-medical team members: https://prolongedfieldcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/skills-for-non-medical-team-members.docx
CONNECT
Jake Drumm of Drumm Emergency Solutions
Website: https://www.drummemergencysolutions.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNL-OH11MY5tCVtb9QqVYQ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrummEmergencySolutions/
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Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/appalachianpirate/
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GET MORE FROM THIS EPISODE
View full show notes and transcript on the blog: https://homesteadersofamerica.com/e40-navigating-emergency-situations-on-the-homestead-jake-of-drumm-emergency-solutions/
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