Are you satisfied about the accuracy of the content?

Use this forum to discuss the October 2021 Book of the month, " Preppers Medical Handbook" by William W Forgey
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Re: Are you satisfied about the accuracy of the content?

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I am not a medical professional but I do have several family members that are. I think the information in this book is current and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
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I do not work in the medical field, so I will leave the assessment of the author's accuracy to others trained in medicine. Nonetheless, the book is informative and instructive. The author's background gives him the confidence to explain and suggest how to handle different situations. His experience and depth of knowledge motivate readers to trust his detailed instructions and medication dosage charts.
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Post by Gloria Jane »

I am not a medical professional, so I do not feel I can definitively judge the accuracy of the book. However, based on my knowledge as a biology student and experience from a first-aid course, I find that most of the medical information was consistent and accurate based on my current understanding.
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I'm not medically trained, I'm an engineering student with little to no understanding. I keep this in my Kindle in case of emergency. So, I hope it's accurate.
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I'm also not a professional in medical field, but I feel that the author of this fantastic book did a great job in researching the content. Furthermore, since the content in the book target non-medical professionals, I'm ok with it.
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Despite not being a medical professional, I believe the contents of this book to be accurate. The author has written this book to target layman people like me, and he has done his best to make it as simple as possible.
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Post by Ailakhu Yusau Aizhebiomon »

Not being a medical professional will limit my sense of judgment as to whether the information contained in the book is accurate or not. However, I am afraid some of the information has to be applied with caution by non-medical practitioners and only when it's the last resort.
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Post by vitalisvicky »

I did not find any inaccurate information in the book, and I believe that the author did an excellent job while researching on the content of the book. Moreover, the book is not meant for professionals in the medical sector, but to equip readers on basic knowledge about health matters.
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William Forgey is an experienced practitioner of family medicine and is an expert in wilderness medicine. It is very unlikely that he will give inaccurate facts in his book. I am not a trained medical professional, but I researched into several aspects of the book such as hypothermia, cardiac evacuation and managing diabetes; I found the facts and content of this book to be very accurate and helpful.
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Post by Chetna_Kharbanda »

I think the author did a commendable job in presenting the information, especially for a layperson who is not related to the medical profession in anyways. The author makes it as comprehensible as it can be and also advises to seek professional help when needed.
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Post by Luchris_michael »

I am a chemistry student. I do not have any knowledge about medical science but the little information from the book can go a long way even though it might not be wholly accurate.
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I find the information in this book to be accurate. I agree that I'm not a medical practitioner nor did I embark on that field of study, but that doesn't mean that I don't know a little about things like that. Besides I can confirm the accuracy using the internet and by people who specialized in that field of study.
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I actually thought the ideas in the book were well-researched and mostly accurate. I loved that the content was consistent with what I have learnt in other forums and books.
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Post by Zelda Boshoff »

I may not be a medical officer, but the information seems correct. A person should always first contact your medical officer before applying changes.
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Post by Luke Howard »

I think that it wasn't meant to be entirely comprehensive, only to provide the necessary information. I thought that the info it did provide was very accurate.
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