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Paragon in Bangkok Talking CPR and Resuscitation
Teaching about CPR and ventilation effectiveness in resuscitation with Paragon Medical Education Group. Dr. Joe Holley and paramedic Jim Logan traveled to Bangkok, Thailand recently to teach medical professionals from all over southeastern Asia and the Pacific Rim about the latest research they've been conducting on ventilation and CPR. Their educational sessions were well-received by the attendees at the conference and many expect to return and make changes to resuscitation practices in their systems.
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Bomb-Cyclone and Severe Weather Impacts Winter 2019
http://media.blubrry.com/disaster/podcast-archives.s3.amazonaws.com/disaster/DisasterPodcast_20190404_Bomb_Cyclone.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreA few weeks ago a weather event called a Bomb-Cyclone struck the US midwest from Colorado through the […]
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Safety and Situational Awareness Practices Down Under
Another look at "Safety Third" following a Disaster Podcast Facebook group discussion on the subject. In this case, we check in with podcast community member Lee Caulfield-Marsh, A paramedic based in Queensland Australia. He posed several questions to our docs on the Facebook group and prompted us to put together this episode.
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Storm Resilient Structures with Dan Zehner of NHERI
After the tornados were so devastating to structures in Alabama in early March, the hosts of the Disaster Podcast decided to reach out to Dan Zehner at the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI). Dan is the host of the DesignSafe Radio podcast. Dan shares some of the resources and techniques to examine and test structural components in the face of extreme weather events. Various facilities associated with NHERI around the U.S. take part in the structural testing used to improve building practices and codes to create resilient communities.
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Tornado Aftermath and Assessment with Kyle Nelson
Tornados ripped through parts of the southeastern United States last week. We decided to dedicate an episode with our disaster weather expert, Kyle Nelson to talk about the extreme weather event. Kyle discusses the classification of tornados, how the National Weather Service comes in after an event like this and evaluates damage to assign an Enhanced Fujita Scale rating to the individual twisters.
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Disaster Logistics Board with Founder Brian Sims, Part 2
In part 2 of this episode with disaster logistics expert Brian Sims, founder of the Disaster Logistics Board. He joins the Disaster Podcast team for a special two-part episode and talks about unique ways the Disaster Logistics Board utilizes advanced imaging technology to map and document disaster zones for responders and emergency managers.
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Disaster Logistics Board with Founder Brian Sims, Part 1
Disaster logistics expert Brian Sims, founder of the Disaster Logistics Board joins the Disaster Podcast team for a special two-part episode. Brian talks about unique ways the Disaster Logistics Board utilizes advanced imaging technology to map and document disaster zones for responders and emergency managers.
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Federal, State, and Local Disaster Management and Integration
With special guest and Hinsdale County, Colorado emergency manager Troy Mead on the show this week, the gang talks about Federal, State, County, and local resource integration and assistance for disasters. Troy shares his extensive experience in both metropolitan and rural areas and discusses the different ways systems adjust and prepare for the disasters they're likely to face. Also on the show is Becky DePodwin, our disaster weather expert.
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The Polar Vortex and Lasting Cold Weather Emergencies
We look at the effects of the Polar Vortex in this episode of the Disaster Podcast. The recent spate of extreme cold weather to strike the midwest and northeast of the country had far-reaching effects across the country. Numerous deaths and injuries were reported during the multi-day weather event. Kyle Nelson and Becky DePodwin, our two disaster weather experts lead the discussion on extreme cold and how the weather affects many aspects of emergency response and community resilience.
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2019 XGames Medical Overview and Avalanche Rescue Response
It's the winter sports season in the northern hemisphere. That means rescuers must train and prepare for specific threats to the community including avalanche. Ski patrol member Kyle Nelson (our disaster weather expert) joins us this week to talk about his experience recently helping to coordinate medical response at the 2019 XGames in Aspen, Colorado. We then transition into talking about avalanches. Kyle helps us explore the causes of avalanches, risks involved in rescue and back-country snow sports, and talks a little about avalanche rescue and safety technology now available.
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