Disaster Podcast featuring Dr. Joe Holley

Disaster Podcast featuring Dr. Joe Holley


Latest Episodes

USAR Challenges With the Beirut, Lebanon Blast
August 07, 2020

In this episode, we spend most of our time discussing the impacts and rescue efforts surrounding the recent chemical explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Joe Holley discusses the systemic medical impacts to the city’s infrastructure as well as the USAR (u...

Disaster Information Management and Readiness with Rob Neppell from CEDR Digital Corps
July 31, 2020

In this episode, we have guest Rob Neppell on the show. Rob is the Technology Innovation & Incident Readiness Lead for CEDR Digital Corps. CEDR is a group of over 900 volunteers who have done work involving rescue facilitation initially for Hurricane I...

Hot Weather Training for Responders of All Kinds
July 24, 2020

In the current hot summer weather, first responders and disaster teams still have to train. We bring back past guest James Corbin (@Wilderness_PA on Twitter) to talk about how to train in hot weather and how doing that training has positive effect on f...

A Look at Hyperbaric Medicine on the Disaster Podcast
July 17, 2020

The team dives into a look at Hyperbaric Medicine today with our special guest Paul Watts, Hyperbaric Safety Director at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. The use of a chamber to increase the atmospheric pressure around a patient can be used for e...

Managing When You’re in a COVID-19 Hotspot
July 10, 2020

We look into the growing number of COVID cases in certain regions of the United States on today’s episode. The Disaster Podcast team also takes a look at the next named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, Tropical Storm Fay.

USAR Doc In Training with Dr. Sam Ni
June 26, 2020

Today with visit with Dr. Sam Ni, a third year emergency medicine resident and USAR Doc in Training. Dr. Joe Holley connected us with Dr. Ni so we could get an understanding about what draws some ER docs to this unique calling. We chat with Dr.

The Causes and Physiology of Drowning
June 18, 2020

Drowning is the topic this week on the Disaster Podcast. We talk about the physiology and common causes of drowning, bringing our frequent guest and dive master Kevin Reiter on the show. Kevin and his wilderness training resources at the Wilderness Saf...

Medical Interoperability During Disaster Response
June 12, 2020

This week on the Disaster Podcast we talk about medical interoperability between state and federal units. Our guest is Tim Conley, a paramedic/fire fighter who is also a state and federal DMAT member. Tim discusses putting together teams,

EMS Response During Protest Events
June 05, 2020

In this week’s episode, the podcast team looks at several topics. Disaster meteorologist Becky Depodwin gives us an update on Tropical Storm Cristobol which may threaten the U.S. gulf coast early next week. She notes that though it is just early June,

FEMA Hurricane Response Plan With COVID-19
May 29, 2020

FEMA released their guidance on disaster response for the pending Hurricane season during the COVID-19 era. The guide provides actions emergency managers and public officials can take to prepare for response and recovery operations during ongoing COVID...