# Survival Medicine Podcast: How To Treat Rib Fractures, Collapsed Lungs, Other Chest Trauma, Plus: Essential Oils

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Podcast: [Survival Medicine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/survival-medicine-7170924)
Published: 2025-11-15T22:15:50+00:00
Episode link: https://www.doomandbloom.net/survival-medicine-podcast-treating-chest-trauma-collapsed-lungs-rib-fractures-plus-more-essential-oils/
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## Resource

In this episode of the Survival Medicine Podcast, Dr. Joe Alton and Nurse Practitioner Amy Alton discuss chest trauma and its consequences. Topics include how to deal with rib fractures, collapsed lungs, and more off the grid. A practical guide to needle decompression and chest tubes in improvised settings that will increase the chances of survival in long-term survival scenarios. Also, Nurse Amy discusses some of her favorite essential oils that are useful in integrative medicine, including clove, eucalyptus, arnica, and others. All this and more in the latest Survival Medicine Podcast with Joe and Amy Alton, AKA Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy! Hey, don’t forget to check out our entire line of quality medical kits and individual supplies at store.doomandbloom.ne t. Also, our Book Excellence Award-winning 700-page SURVIVAL MEDICINE HANDBOOK: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR WHEN HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY is now available in black and white on Amazon and in color and color spiral-bound versions at store.doomandbloom.net.

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