Emergency Preparedness (Audio) Podcast
1) Evolution of Emergency Medicine and Whole Patient Care - Health Talks
Ever wondered how wearable technology and design can lead to a better healing experience? Or how medical centers that are certified to treat seniors affect patient outcomes? Or how physicians use indi...Show More
2) Time Equals Neurons - Spinal Cord Injury Management in the First 4 Hours
Urgent medical attention is critical to minimize the effects of any head or neck trauma. Dr. William Whetstone, UCSF professor of emergency medicine, and Dr. Lisa Pascual, UCSF professor of rehabilita...Show More
Time Equals Neurons - Spinal Cord Injury Management in the First 4 Hours
1:25:56 | Feb 27th, 2017
3) Public Health and Injury Prevention: Gun Violence and Traffic Deaths
Dr. Jahan Fahimi, a UCSF emergency room physician, looks at the need for firearms research to inform clinical and public health interventions. And Leilani Schwarcz explains her work spearheading effor...Show More
4) Disaster Response and the Asiana Plane Crash
Drs. Clement Yeh and Rachael Callcut reflect on the response to the deadly Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash at San Francisco International Airport. Yeh, an emergency physician at San Francisco General...Show More
5) Living With Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury results from an impact to the head that disrupts normal brain function. Dr. Phiroz Tarapore looks at strategies for treating patients with chronic traumatic brain injury. Series...Show More
6) Innovations in Trauma Care
Drs. Lucy Kornblith and Aaron Kornblith provide an overview of advances in trauma care and the impact they are having. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 3156...Show More
7) Introduction to Trauma
UCSF doctors present an overview of the concepts of injury survey in trauma patients when time is critical. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31564]
8) Emerging Biological Threats: Ebola Influenza and Anthrax: What are Health Providers Doing to Cope with New Diseases
Dr. George Rutherford discusses the general concepts of disease emergence and re-emergence with specific reference to Ebola virus disease, influenza and anthrax, how we track changing patterns of thes...Show More
9) Fukushima and Beyond: The Principles of Radiation Disasters
On March 11, 2011 a massive earthquake and tsunami led to explosions and meltdowns of multiple reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan. These types of radiologic events are rare, but ca...Show More
10) Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country
If you live with the potential of earthquakes it is important to be prepared. Matthew Springer, UCSF Professor of Medicine, gives specific strategies about how to secure your home, yourself and your p...Show More