Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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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, …
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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 …
Reconsidering the Resources Needed for Multiple Casualty Events: Lessons Learned From the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214
This article discusses the resources needed for handling multiple casualty events, using the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 as a case study. It highlights …
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 …
Civilian Hospital Response to a Mass Casualty Event: The Role of the Intensive Care Unit
This article examines the response of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to terrorist multiple- or mass-casualty events between 1983 and 2004. The study focuses …