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Disaster Podcast episodes

March 30, 2017 National Disaster Social Media Training and Technology Resources

Guest Christopher Tarantino comes on the Disaster Podcast to talk about his work with social media and technology advances with Epicenter Media & Training (http://www.epimetra.com) as well as the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (http://ndptc.hawaii.edu). Christopher is one of the instructors who teaches classes around the country for local emergency and disaster managers on social media and the future of technology in disaster and emergency response. He shares his vision of how the world of disaster response and management will look completely different in the not too far off future. With the advent of smart technology, including smart homes and smart buildings, emergency managers will find their roles and tools in a response changing to one that uses technology crowd-sourcing and other advanced sources of information.

Joining us on the call with Christopher are our weather expert Kyle Nelson https://twitter.com/wxkylenelson, Jim Logan from Paragon Medical Education Group, as well as our hosts, Jamie Davis, the Podmedic, and Sam Bradley. The discussion covers topics of how local, state, federal, and international resources use social media to help monitor the aftermath of a disaster. Christopher talks about how local resources can outsource their social media monitoring off-site and even around the world to an area that is not dealing with a current disaster. For example, a disaster manager in Rochester, New York can utilize a social media monitor who lives in New Zealand, halfway around the world.

Find Christopher and his company Epicenter Media & Training on twitter at @epimetra @Tarantino4me and online at epicentermediatraining.com

Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
50 min
March 23, 2017 First Responder Suicide Awareness with Dan Maguire
In this episode, we have a special visit from Dan Maguire from CISM Perspectives on the show. Dan is one of the preeminent experts on the topic of critical incident stress management (CISM) and line of duty death (LODD). He talks with co-hosts Jamie Davis, the Podmedic and Sam Bradley about the increased incidence of first responder and public safety suicide.

Also on the call are Dr. Joe Holley from Paragon Medical Education Group and our resident disaster weather expert Kyle Nelson. Dan shares his new test program to shove public safety managers out of their comfort zones when it comes to the topic of LODD and specifically suicide. Documents now show public safety suicide rates are 40% higher than previously reported.

http://www.cismperspectives.com/index.html
Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
50 min
March 16, 2017 Grand Canyon National Park Search and Rescue Part 2
We return this week for part two of our episode interview on preparedness and prehospital care with Dr. Drew Harrell, medical director for the Grand Canyon National Park. Their service deals with rough terrain, swift water rescues, rabid animal outbreaks, high angle rescue, air lifts and more. They have serious challenges that put them almost always at an extreme distance from definitive care. Often, rescuers spend the night with their patients before a rescue can be staged.

Drew shares some of the amazing rescue and prevention situations worked by the PSAR teams (Park Search and Rescue). In the summer months especially, they deal with many exertional hyponatremia cases where the PSAR teams have to replenish both fluids and electrolytes in life-threatening medical cases.

https://www.grandcanyon.org/donate/projects/psar-saving-lives-grand-canyon

http://www.grandcanyonnews.com/news/2016/aug/16/grand-canyon-rangers-helping-hikers/

Find Dr. Drew Harrell on Twitter @EMSDrDrew.

Kyle Nelson asks Drew a question about how PSAR teams are dispatched for response in the Grand Canyon National Park. Drew details how a PSAR shift coordinator mans the dispatch center with the regular dispatchers to determine if a search and rescue situation is dictated.

Joe Holley, chimes in to ask about some of the unique medical tools used in the field by the PSAR teams like TXA (Tranexamic Acid) to manage hemorrhage patients in the park when there is an extended rescue situation and transport times of hours or even days to reach definitive care.

https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/Ambulance-Disposable-Supplies/articles/2206976-Tranexamic-Acid-TXA-Drug-Whys/

Joe follows up the TXA question with an additional question on the training requirements for the park rangers, PSAR team members and the other responders in the park. Drew calls the Grand Canyon National Park EMS responders masters of prioritization and improvisation.
Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
30 min
March 09, 2017 Grand Canyon National Park Search and Rescue Part 1
We are going to bring you a potpourri of topics to start off this episode. We start off with Kyle Nelson’s weekly weather report on a rash of tornadoes sweeping through the lower midwest the week we recorded this episode. Then we chat briefly with B.J. Schneider about a drunk driver careening into crowds on a Mardi Gras parade route in Louisiana.

The real topic of the call is to cover preparedness and prehospital care with Dr. Drew Harrell, medical director for the Grand Canyon National Park. Their service deals with rough terrain, swift water rescues, rabid animal outbreaks, high angle rescue, air lifts and more. They have serious challenges that put them almost always at an extreme distance from definitive care. Often, rescuers spend the night with their patients before a rescue can be staged.

Drew shares some of the amazing rescue and prevention situations worked by the PSAR teams (Park Search and Rescue). In the summer months especially, they deal with many exertional hyponatremia cases where the PSAR teams have to replenish both fluids and electrolytes in life-threatening medical cases.

https://www.grandcanyon.org/donate/projects/psar-saving-lives-grand-canyon

http://www.grandcanyonnews.com/news/2016/aug/16/grand-canyon-rangers-helping-hikers/
Find Dr. Drew Harrell on Twitter @EMSDrDrew.
Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
35 min
March 02, 2017 Trek Medics Update – SMS EMS Dispatch for the Third World
In this episode, Disaster Podcast co-hosts Jamie Davis and Sam Bradley are joined by Jason Friesen, the founder of Trek Medics International. Trek Medics is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing access to emergency medical services in third world countries.

Trek Medics started as a loose-knit collection of your every-day responders — paramedics, EMTs, nurses, and doctors — who formed a unique bond through disaster deployments and international development programs. Even after thousands of hours working on the street and in emergency departments, what really opened our eyes to the need for an adaptable and inexpensive EMS systems in developing countries was the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Our experiences there forever forged the mission of Trek Medics.

Trek Medics developed Beacon to help with the delivery of care. Beacon is an open-source text message-based emergency medical dispatching platform designed by Trek Medics International and developed specifically for communities where consistent ambulance response is not available. By relaying text messages from the scene of an emergency to trained responders throughout the community, Beacon enables the nearest available emergency care providers to quickly locate, treat, and transport emergency victims to local hospitals.
Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
42 min
February 23, 2017 More Joplin Tornado Review with Dr. Brian Froelke

On the show this week we have a return visit from Dr. Brian Froelke from Missouri to do a follow-up episode from our recent episode with Tamara Heiner about the resilient women of Joplin.

Also joining us on the show is our resident weather expert, Kyle Nelson (@wxKyleNelson) to talk about the disaster weather outlook and news for the week.
About Dr. Brian Froelke
Brian works as an ER doc at a level 1 trauma center in the St. Louis area situated at Washington College. He’s also involved with federal DMAT response and a variety of state-level disaster response programs. He responded to the Joplin tornado disaster with the state disaster teams.

http://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/Joplin_tornado.pdf
Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
33 min
February 16, 2017 Event EMS Care at X-Games with Kyle Nelson
On this episode, we are joined by Kyle Nelson ( https://twitter.com/wxkylenelson ) our resident weather expert and ski patrol member, and also BJ Schneider, paramedic, author, and the host of his own podcast the Words Off The Street Podcast. http://wordsoffthestreet.com

Kyle kicks off with a look at the weather report in disaster situations including the recent New Orleans tornado situations the week previous to our recordings. BJ shares some more details of the EMS and other first responder actions in the aftermath of the tornados. Up to forty people were injured in the event but thankfully, no one was killed.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tornadoes-severe-storms-rip-through-new-orleans-damaging-homes-n717956

Looking ahead, Kyle looks at the continued wet forecast for the west coast including the Orville, California Dam that is at risk of some failures. Two hundred thousand residents downstream were evacuated until the water levels subside. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/14/us/california-oroville-dam-spillway-failure/

Moving on, we kick into our look at caring for attendees and athletes at special events like the Winter X-Games in Aspen, Colorado. These games present a series of events and situations that challenges the medical response team for injuries and medical situations for both athletes and spectators.
http://www.aspentimes.com/news/regional/from-alcohol-to-anthrax-x-games-incident-command-team-prepared-to-deal-with-anything/

BJ brings in his experience with the medical management of the New Orleans Mardi Gras crowd. The date for Mardi Gras changes each year with the shifting dates of the Easter holiday. When the event happens earlier in the year, it’s cooler and fewer people attend. When the event happens later, it’s warmer and more people come to the event.
Check out this episode and if you have questions, leave them here or on our new disaster podcast Facebook Group.

Paragon Brings “The Experience”
Paragon Medical Education Group specializes in bringing what they call “The Experience” to jurisdictions around the country. They bring together police, fire, EMS, and hospital teams to train together and learn what to expect from each diverse group in the response team so that each knows what to expect from the other and how to back the other groups up. Visit Paragon’s site at ParagonMedicalGroup.com for more information on how this can be brought into your system.
42 min
February 09, 2017 Joplin Tornado: Women Facing Disaster with Tamara Heiner
On tonight’s episode, we are joined by author Tamara Hart Heiner, author of “Tornado Warning: The Extraordinary Women of Joplin.” Co-host Sam Bradley found this excellent book written by Tamara, a romance fiction author who lived near Joplin during the storm. After the EF-5 Tornado struck Joplin, Tamara wanted to offer [...]
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38 min
February 02, 2017 DisasterDoc on Training in Professional Health Response
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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40 min
January 26, 2017 Best Items for Disaster Responder’s First Aid Kit
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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37 min