Summary

Nancy filled in for Mark Koernke on this episode. The show featured extended discussion of medical preparedness and abbreviations, with caller Rob from Texas sharing information about Red Cross first aid kits and organ trafficking concerns. Callers Sean from Texas and George from Florida discussed persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, comparisons to communist Russia's gulag experiments, socialized medicine dangers, and missing persons in the United States. Mike covered medical wound cleansing techniques and provided an extensive lesson on medical abbreviations (CBC, BP, COPD, MI, NPO, PRN, QID, STAT, etc.) for field medics and preparedness. The show also announced availability of cold weather gear including long johns, work gloves, and Arctic mittens at discounted prices, and promoted Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign.