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• December 29, 2022Podcast

  From Responder to Patient with Codi Foxworthy

  When Codi Foxworthy became an EMT and Firefighter, she never thought she would someday rely on rescuers to save her life. This week on the Disaster Podcast we talk with Codi about her accident and the spine injury that took her from first responder to patient in an instant.

• December 22, 2022Podcast

  Holiday 2023 Storm Hits United States

  We were able to gather our team meteorologists back for this special pre-holiday epsiode of the Disaster Podcast. Meteorologists Kyle Nelson, Dan DePodwin, and Becky DePodwin rejoin the show to talk about the epic storm hitting parts of the country this week. It'll bring deep, biting cold to many parts of the country, including the southern states along the gulf coast.

• December 15, 2022Podcast

  Collecting Thermal Undergarments for Ukrainian Doctors and Nurses

  We chatted with Dr. Riley Jones from Med Global (MedGlobal.org) who has been assisting with getting needed medical supplies and assistance to Doctors and Nurses in Ukrainian hospitals. He recently identified a great need for warm undergarments for health professionals as hospitals there are losing power and the ability to generate heat during patient care.

• December 10, 2022Podcast

  D911 App Connects People with Services They Need

  http://media.blubrry.com/disaster/podcast-archives.s3.amazonaws.com/disaster/DisasterPodcast_20221208_D911_Dan_Francis.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | MoreIn this episode we talk with Dan Francis from D911.org. This is an organization that created a mobile […]

• December 1, 2022Podcast

  Nuclear Radiological Injury Patient Management

  Dr. Joe Holley joins us for a clinical episode this week. We will look at the triage, management, and protection needed for patients in nuclear emergencies. Dr. Joe references training resources from FEMA and the CDC for clinicians.

• November 24, 2022Podcast

  A Look A DMAT Plus a Ukraine Training Update

  In this episode we take a look at the DMAT deployment following Hurricane Ian in Florida. Gary Christmann from IDMC comes on the show to talk about Disaster Medical Aid Team (DMAT) and how it deploys. Then he shifts gears to join the show with nurse Alicia Bean. Alicia has worked as a registered nurse in several departments throughout the Chicagoland area ranging from ICU, PACU, Cardiac Cath lab to pediatric units.

• November 12, 2022Podcast

  Dr. Joe Holley Hurricane Ian Deployment

  Dr. Joe Holley joins us on the show tonight following his recent travels helping with the Hurricane Ian response and also a quick visit to EMS World Expo. He shares his experiences with the search and rescue efforts following the storm, including all the rescue dogs who helped with the search teams.

• October 17, 2022Podcast

  Ukraine Medical Update with Dr. Kasia Hampton

  Today on the show we have EMS physician Dr. Kasia Hampton back after her medical tour in Ukraine to assist doctors and facilities there. Dr. Hampton studied medical school in Belgium before moving to the U.S. for her medical training in emergency medicine and pediatric medicine. She worked in the U.S. Army for five years as a civil service physician before moving to St. Louis in June 2021, where she worked an EMS fellow with Washington University.

• October 7, 2022Podcast

  StEER Network Gathers Storm Data After Hurricane Ian

  Dan Zehner from NHERI (Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure) comes back on the show to bring us the preliminary StEER data collected during and after Hurricane Ian. StEER (Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance) is a crowd-sourced network of public and private individuals who go into areas following disasters and track damage caused by the event to structures and infrastructure.

• September 28, 2022Podcast

  Hurricane Ian Pre-Landfall in Florida

  With Hurricane Ian setting up to have a major impact on the central Gulf Coast of Florida, the Disaster Podcast team got together to talk about potential impacts and preparedness efforts. We were lucky to get disaster and emergency management meteorologist, Melissa Sizemore to come on this episode to share her broad expertise in weather, disaster messaging, and public information.