Disaster Podcast
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Hurricane Dorian Midweek Response Update
Hurricane Dorian continues to be front and center in this week’s episode of the Disaster Podcast. Our disaster weather experts, Kyle Nelson and Becky DePodwin, both join us to talk about the hurricane’s impacts on the Bahamas and the forecasted path an...
Hurricane Dorian Preparations and Expectations
Hurricane Dorian is front and center in this week’s episode of the Disaster Podcast. Our disaster weather experts, Kyle Nelson and Becky DePodwin, both join us to talk about the hurricane’s forecasted path and expected impacts.
Gunshot Wounds and Ballistic Injury Patterns
We take a look at ballistic injury patterns in the wake of another spate of mass-shooting incidents. Dr. Joe Holley comes on the show to answer questions about what kinds of injuries are caused by gunshot wounds and how first responders can prepare for...
Focus on Challenges in Australasian Wilderness Medicine
This week we are joined by Dr Kasia Gerla and Paramedic Kerryn Wratt from the Australiasian Wilderness & Expedition Medicine Society. They were referred to us by Dr. Seth Hawkins of Hawk Ventures who went down under to teach an Advanced Wilderness [...]
Wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) Scenarios Part 2
Wilderness search and rescue (SAR) survival scenarios make up the basis of part 2 of this two-part episode. Co-hosts, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, and Sam Bradley bring on Kevin Reiter from the Wilderness Safety Institute to help present the real-life sc...
Wilderness Search and Rescue (SAR) Scenarios Part 1
Wilderness search and rescue (SAR) survival scenarios make up the basis of this two-part episode. Co-hosts, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, and Sam Bradley bring on Kevin Reiter from the Wilderness Safety Institute to help present the real-life scenarios to...
Preparedness Lessons Applied in Hurricane Barry Response
After the response to Hurricane Barry last week, Dr. Joe Holley is back from his deployment with the federal Incident Support Team (IST). He took some time for a short call with host Jamie Davis to talk about the response and some of the lessons learne...
Disaster Response and Training Impacts from Lessons Learned Part 2
We talk about disaster response in the past and its impact on preparedness training and drills in part two of this two-part episode featuring two esteemed disaster physicians from Ohio. Drs. Nicholas Kman and Daniel Bachman,
Disaster Response and Training Impacts from Lessons Learned Part 1
We talk about disaster response in the past and its impact on preparedness training and drills in part one of this two-part episode featuring two esteemed disaster physicians from Ohio. Drs. Nicholas Kman and Daniel Bachman,
Trek Medics Improve Emergency Response in Emerging Nations and Disasters (Part 2 of 2)
This week on the show we bring you part two of the two-part episode with Jason Friesen from TrekMedics.org. Trek Medics International is a 501c3-registered nonprofit organization dedicated to improving emergency medical systems in communities without r...