Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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Pediatric Office Emergencies
This article discusses the importance of pediatricians being prepared to handle emergencies involving children in their office. It emphasizes the need for an office self-assessment …
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Waterworks, a Full-Scale Chemical Exposure Exercise: Interrogating Pediatric Critical Care Surge Capacity in an Inner-City Tertiary Care Medical Center
2014
· State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University,
· Northwestern University,
· University of New York at Stony Brook
This study conducted a full-scale exercise to test New York's Kings County Hospital Center's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) surge plan during a chlorine overexposure …
Development of an Evacuation Tool to Facilitate Disaster Preparedness: Use in a Planned Evacuation to Support a Hospital Move
This article details the tools and methods used for a successful planned evacuation a healthcare institution. Tools included patient checklists, evacuation handoff tools, and a …
Standardizing and Improving Care for Pediatric Agitation Management in the Emergency Department
The article describes efforts to improve care for children with agitation in emergency departments. A team created a plan to standardize treatment, aiming to reduce …
Emergency Medical Services for Children: Office Emergency and Disaster Readiness
This 4-page special issue article looks at the role of the pediatrician in preparation for office emergencies and local disasters. During office emergencies, focus is …
Building Community Engagement Capacity in a Transdisciplinary Population Health Research Consortium
2024
· Loyola University Chicago,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of California –San Diego School of Medicine,
· University of California, San Diego,
· University of Michigan,
· University of Minnesota
This article discusses how a research group focused on population health worked to involve communities in their studies. By building strong connections and using a …
Infection Prevention and Control Implications of Special Pathogens in Children
2024
· Northwestern University,
· Emory University,
· University of Nebraska Medical Center,
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· University of Washington
Special pathogens, highly transmissible and causing severe disease, require Children's hospital healthcare personnel (HCP) to identify, isolate, and inform to prevent transmission. This article discusses …
Preparing the Pediatric Workforce for Future Pandemics and Disasters
2024
· Stanford University,
· Northwestern University
In this editorial, the journal issue editors emphasize the importance of reflecting on the successes and failures in dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic to …