{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"National Police Association Podcast","title":"NPA Podcast with Guest, Todd Herb, Former Orlando P.D., First Responder Advocate at Ready Rebound","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1708,"description":"In this powerful episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sergeant Betsy Brantner Smith sits down with retired former Orlando Police Department officer Todd Herb to discuss a game-changing concept: providing first responders with elite-level sports medicine care to dramatically reduce recovery time, cut taxpayer costs, and protect morale.\nTodd shares how his post-law-enforcement journey led him to Ready Rebound, a company founded on one simple idea:\nIf professional athletes get immediate, specialized treatment to return to peak performance, why shouldn’t first responders?\nWhen the public thinks about first responder injuries, they imagine:\nOfficer-involved shootings\nStructure fires\nMajor catastrophic incidents\nBut the reality is very different.\nMost injuries are:\nTorn shoulders\nBlown knees\nBack injuries\nRolled ankles\nTraining accidents\nThese orthopedic injuries often lead to:\nMonths of light duty\nCostly overtime backfill\nFrustration and morale decline\nLitigation\nEarly medical retirement\nLoss of trained talent\nIn small departments (often fewer than 20 officers nationwide), one injured officer can devastate staffing and budgets.\nTodd explains that even a single prolonged injury can cost a small city $50,000–$100,000 in overtime alone.\nKey Takeaways\nFirst responders face athletic-level physical demands.\nTraditional workers’ comp systems are not designed for mission-critical responders.\nFaster, specialized treatment protects both public safety and taxpayer dollars.\nTreating officers like elite athletes improves morale, readiness, and retention.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gU-brZq1Gm21YyE94essDL79z5Uk7gncxiqyucCIgqg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jOTgx/NjVlNWM0MDNkZDQ0/MDdjMjgwYmQ2MzNk/M2Y5Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}