44. The Beirut Explosion and Mass Casualty: A First Hand Account

<p class="p1">The <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosion"><span class= "s1">August 4, 2020 explosion in Beirut</span></a>, Lebanon is thought to be one of the most powerful artificial, non-nuclear explosions ever, causing over 200 deaths and 7500 injuries. In today’s episode, we walk through a firsthand account of what happened during this mass casualty event from the lens of an emergency physician who was there.</p> <p class="p1">Guest Bio: Sarah Abdul-Nabi, MD is an emergency medicine resident at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.  She is the author of <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33022837/"><span class="s1">Airway Breathing Circulation: An Emergency Medicine Resident's Experience of the Beirut Explosion</span></a>.</p> <p class="p1">Listen on:</p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li2"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><span class="s2"> <strong>iTunes</strong></span></a></li> <li class="li2"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6oFNiT8P1kPWyivim0G0"><span class= "s2"><strong>Spotify</strong></span></a></li> <li class="li2"><a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stimulus"><span class= "s2"><strong>Stitcher</strong></span></a></li> </ul> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>This episode is in support of</strong> <a href="https://worldbicyclerelief.org/"><span class="s1">World Bicycle Relief</span></a> -- delivering specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles for people in need. They’ve developed an efficient, innovative, and scalable model to empower students, health workers, and entrepreneurs in rural developing regions with life-changing mobility. Donate <a href= "https://give.worldbicyclerelief.org/fundraiser/3163001"><span class="s1"> <strong>here</strong></span></a>. We will match donations up to $1,000.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.essentialsofem.com/"><strong>Essentials of Emergency Medicine</strong></a></span>, the conference I host each year, is happening May 25-27, 2021