Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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Attacks on Educational Institutions
This article looks at terrorist attacks on schools, colleges, and universities from 1970 to 2019. It describes how these places are often seen as easy …
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Hospital Planning for Acts of Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies Involving Children
This article discusses the impact of terrorist attacks on healthcare workers, particularly in the context of mass casualty terrorism involving biological, chemical, nuclear, and thermomechanical …
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 …
Rethinking Mass-Casualty Triage
2023
· Harvard Medical School,
· Sundsvall County Hospital,
· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
· University of Melbourne
This 2-page commentary poses a number of questions to consider when appraising triage systems in an effort to create optimal structure and outcomes. It describes …
The 4 S's of Disaster Management Framework: A Case Study of the 2022 Pediatric Tripledemic Response in a Community Hospital
This article describes how a community hospital in Massachusetts handled the 2022 "tripledemic," which caused a surge in sick children needing emergency care. With more …