Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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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 …
Hospital Ward Adaptation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey of Academic Medical Centers
2020
· University of California San Francisco,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Pennsylvania,
· Vanderbilt University,
· The University of Chicago Medicine,
· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
This journal article is about how hospitals changed their wards during the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes a survey of academic medical centers across the country …
Child Abuse and the Pediatric Surgeon: A Position Statement from the Trauma Committee, the Board of Governors and the Membership of the American Pediatric Surgical Association
2019
· Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital,
· State University of New York - Upstate Medical University,
· Yale University,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
This article presents a position statement by the American Pediatric Surgical Association on child physical abuse, emphasizing the role of pediatric surgeons in assessing and …
Establishing a Hospital Response Network Among Children’s Hospitals
2017
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Northwestern University
This article discusses the importance of establishing a collaborative response network among children's hospitals where they can share best practices, enhance preparedness for high-consequence pathogens, …
Injuries and Surgical Needs of Children in Conflict and Disaster: From Boston to Haiti and Beyond
2015
· University of Toronto,
· Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo,
· State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
This article focuses on the injuries and surgical needs of children in conflict and disaster areas, highlighting their vulnerability. It describes how these young patients …
An Evidence-Based Guideline for Pediatric Prehospital Seizure Management Using GRADE Methodology
2014
· Baylor College of Medicine,
· Texas Children's Hospital,
· Columbia University,
· Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
· Northwestern University,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Children's National Hospital
This article provides a guideline for managing seizures in children before they reach the hospital. It describes using blood sugar tests and non-IV methods like …
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 …
School Interventions After the Joplin Tornado
This study was conducted six months after the 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado to look at ways in which schools intervened to meet children's needs. It …
Developing a Practical Algorithm for a Pediatric Emergency Department’s Response to Radiological Dispersal Device Events
2013
· Northwestern University,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
This study discusses a plan for helping children in an emergency room after a "dirty bomb" event. It explains how to sort and treat kids …
The 2011 Tuscaloosa Tornado: Integration of Pediatric Disaster Services Into Regional Systems of Care
This article describes how pediatric disaster services were integrated into regional care systems after the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado. With no local pediatric emergency department, a …