Disaster Podcast

Disaster Podcast


Latest Episodes

Disaster Response Careers Questions Answered, Part 1
March 24, 2016

In this episode of the Disaster Podcast we bring on listener LN (pronounced “ellen”) to talk about her series of questions sent in to the team here at the podcast. LN asked about how she could find a job in the disaster response space and what training...

Student Impressions and Preparation for Active Shooter Drills
March 17, 2016

Disaster Podcast hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley sat down after EMS Today 2016 to talk more about the excellent Active Shooter Drill conducted at the conference. Sam and Jamie were joined by Dr.

Active Shooter Drill After Action Report at EMS Today 2016
March 10, 2016

Disaster Podcast hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley sat down at EMS Today 2016 in Baltimore with some of the educational team from Paragon Medical Education Group over lunch to talk about their excellent Active Shooter Drill conducted at t...

Ultrasound Assessment in Disaster Situations
March 03, 2016

Can we use Ultrasound in a portable format for patient assessment in disaster settings? That is the topic of the Disaster Podcast this week. Co-hosts Jamie Davis (the Podmedic), and Sam Bradley are joined by paramedic Daniel Taylor to talk about the un...

Zika Virus with Virologist Vincent Racaniello
February 28, 2016

The Zika virus continues to be in the news and a lot of questions face responders, especially those who might be deployed to a foreign country in which the Zika virus is endemic. Disaster Podcast co-hosts Jamie Davis (the Podmedic),

Care and Management of a Disaster USAR Dog
February 19, 2016

This week on the Disaster Podcast we look at veterinary care for the USAR and disaster rescue dogs who work alongside rescuers on scenes. Podcast hosts Jamie Davis (the Podmedic) and Sam Bradley are joined by Dr.

Sam Scheller Preparing and Training in the Nevada Desert
February 11, 2016

The Disaster Podcast crew are advocates about training whether it be everyday EMS or planning for disaster. Sam Scheller is a Las Vegan who does just that. A very active guy, Sam is a working paramedic and volunteers as a ski patroller.

Tourniquet Use and Hemorrhage Control
February 04, 2016

Managing hemorrhage control with a tourniquet and other EMS response tools and other quick-response tools takes in-depth training. The Disaster Podcast team returns this week with host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and co-host Sam Bradley who are joined by...

Active Shooter Training Needs To Be Common-Place
January 29, 2016

In this episode of the Disaster Podcast we have some special guests back on the show again to talk about the need for more up-to-date training on Active Shooter incidents. Host Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and co-host Sam Bradley are joined by Dr.

Hurricane Katrina Revisited With Author B.J. Schneider
January 21, 2016

In this week’s episode hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, and Sam Bradley got the chance to interview EMS author B.J. Schneider over Skype to find out more about his book, “Welcome to New Orleans: How Many Shots Did You Hear?” - B.J.