Children’s Mercy Kansas City
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Blast Injuries: Prehospital Care
2009
· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This fact sheet describes how prehospital care is crucial during terrorist bombings, which can cause many injuries. It highlights the need for EMS systems to …
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Creating Safe Family-Friendly Spaces in Emergency Shelters
This CDC webpage provides guidance on creating safe feeding spaces for infants during emergencies. It emphasizes the importance of proper nutrition and feeding practices in …
School Preparedness: When Students and Staff are Sick
This webpage provides guidance for schools to help slow the spread of infectious disease among students and staff. It covers strategies such as staying home …
Science Brief: Prevention and Control of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections in Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) Schools
This brief reviews research on school-based methods to prevent respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, contributing to the development of guidelines for kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) …
Public Health Emergency Response Lessons Learned by Rapid Deployment Force 3, 2006-2016
This commentary discusses the work of the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF), which was created after Hurricane Katrina in 2006. This force consists of five teams …
Radon Toolkit
This page provides a toolkit for dealing with radon gas, a silent but harmful threat in homes. It offers resources, guidance, and tools for individuals, …
Radon: Protect Yourself and Your Family From Radon
This video raises awareness about radon, an odorless and tasteless gas that can be present in homes, with statistics showing high levels in 1 in …
Clinician Brief: Radon
This webpage describes radon, a colorless and odorless gas from the decay of uranium in soil. It explains how radon enters homes through cracks and …
Reducing Radon Levels in Your Home
This webpage explains how to reduce radon levels in your home. Radon is a harmful gas that can cause lung cancer. If your home's radon …
Caring for Children in Disaster: After a Hurricane
A series of public service videos created by CDC and AAP on actions families should take to keep children safe after a hurricane. It addresses …