Bringing on a special guest this evening with Dr. Mark Keim MD, MBA (a.k.a. the DisasterDoc™) who comes on to talk about disaster training and these topics in particular: Professionalization of disaster medical/nursing and public health response Career ladders in disaster-related health field. Competency-based education We start off the show with a disaster weather report from [...]

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This week we address a comment from a listener over at the Disaster Podcast site who asked about what we would recommend putting in a disaster responder’s first aid kit. This differs from what you might find recommended for a home disaster kit with first aid supplies. The listener wrote: “Every time I start [...]

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We talk all about ski patrol disasters and in particular how ski lift evacuations are planned and prepared for. This is a two-part episode so make sure you check out Ski Patrol Disaster Training part one last week. This week on part two: -Subtopic 3: On-mountain safety: chairlifts; importance of wearing helmets; what if [...]

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We talk all about ski patrol disasters and in particular how ski lift evacuations are planned and prepared for. This is a two-part episode so make sure you follow up for part two next week. This week on part one: -Weather hits (California, Colorado, Southeast) -Topic: Ski Resort Accidents and Disasters -Subtopic: Ski Patrol [...]

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In this episode of the Disaster Podcast, we address how community organizers can best promote disaster preparedness and community resiliency. This episode’s topic comes in response to an email from listener Andrew who asks us: “I was wondering if you would entertain the idea of an episode regarding Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs), Volunteer [...]

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On this episode of the Disaster Podcast, we have a special guest on the show to talk about the importance of taking on toxic leadership environments head on and knowing when it’s time to cut your losses and leave. Hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley are joined by Dr. Jullette Saussy. Dr. Saussy was the medical director [...]

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On this episode of the Disaster Podcast, we have a special guest on the show to talk about managing triage in disaster situations. Hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley are joined by Dr. Jullette Saussy. Dr. Saussy was the medical director for New Orleans Fire and EMS Department during the Hurricane Katrina response and aftermath. She was [...]

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On this episode of the Disaster Podcast, we have special guests on the show to talk about managing triage in disaster situations. Hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley are joined by Jeff Lengyel – Product Manager at Disaster Management Systems, Inc. (DMS) and David Crowl – Hospital Specialist Product Manager at DMS. Check [...]

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This week we bring back podcast listener and disaster meteorology expert Kyle Nelson on the show to talk about how the weather influences the severity and scope of all sorts of disasters. Kyle is an educator with the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center which offers no-cost social media and natural hazards training courses [...]

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This week on the show we bring you a look at the devastating Gatlinburg, Tennessee region wildfires that brought death and destruction to that area of the eastern half of the U.S. Hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley get on the phone with Dr. Joe Holley and paramedic Jim Logan to [...]

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