Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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The 2021 AAP Febrile Infant Guideline: Looking Under the Hood
This webinar discusses the 2021 AAP Febrile Infant Guideline. It looks at how to care for infants with a fever and describes the latest recommendations …
Ask aRCie
How to Plan for Emergencies & Disasters
This 27-page document explains how child care programs can prepare for emergencies and disasters. It describes steps like making a plan, gathering supplies, and staying …
Capacity Building During Short-Term Surgical Outreach Trips: A Review of What Guidelines Exist
2023
· Stanford University,
· Hospital Clínica Bíblica,
· Military Hospital 175 Bệnh Viện Quân Y,
· University of California San Francisco
The article reviews guidelines for building capacity during short-term surgical outreach trips. It describes how these trips aim to help communities by providing medical care …
Association of Emergency Department Characteristics With Presence of Recommended Pediatric‐Specific Behavioral Health Policies
2024
· University of California San Francisco,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Utah,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Harvard Medical School,
· Brown University,
· Alaska Department of Health,
· University of California, Los Angeles
The article looks at how emergency departments (EDs) have policies for children's mental health. It describes how certain features of EDs, like size and location, …
Partnering to Prepare: An Academic/Workforce Collaboration to Develop Disaster Shelter Training for Nurses
This article describes a partnership between health departments and a university in California to train public health nurses for disaster shelters. Due to more frequent …
Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke in Children and Public Health Tools: A Narrative Review
2020
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of California, Berkeley,
· California Environmental Protection Agency (OEHHA)
The article reviews the health effects of wildfire smoke on children and suggests public health tools to protect them. It describes how wildfire smoke can …
Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) in the Child Care Setting
This webpage provides information for childcare providers who work with children at risk of mpox. Young children are at low risk but can get infected …
Emergency Preparedness in a Sample of Persons With Disabilities
2013
· University of California San Francisco,
· Public Health Institute,
· New York University,
· Loyola University Maryland
This study, conducted in 2011, assessed emergency preparedness in 253 community residents with disabilities receiving personal assistance services. Results showed that involving the personal assistant …
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 …
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 …