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Primary Care Preparation for Children with Medical Complexity for Emergency Encounters in the Community
This article aims to assist primary care providers (PCPs) in preparing children with medical complexities (CMC) and their families in preparing for disasters and navigating …
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Identifying Crucial Equipment and Skills Needed to Evacuate Critically Ill Infants During Disasters: Using Nursing Expertise to Guide Training Targets
This study utilized a 13-item checklist for bedside registered nurses (RNs) to successfully evacuate critically ill infants during disasters. The expert-developed checklist prioritized skills like …
Collaborative Multidisciplinary Incident Command at Seattle Children’s Hospital for Rapid Preparatory Pediatric Surgery Countermeasures to the COVID-19 Pandemic
This commentary reports on Seattle Children's Hospital in Washington State, which was the first state with a COVID-19 case. They set up an incident command …
Prediction of Pediatric Critical Care Resource Utilization for Disaster Triage
2020
· University of Washington,
· Northwest Healthcare Response Network,
· Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
This article is about predicting how long children might need critical care during a disaster. It describes using scores like the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction …
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned for Sustained Trauma Preparedness and Responses
2021
· University of Washington
This report examined how trauma care preparedness and response was sustained in a Level-1 adult and pediatric trauma center in Washington State during the initial …
Evaluation of a Mass Dispensing Exercise in a Cities Readiness Initiative Setting
2007
· University of Washington
This article describes a mass dispensing exercise in Seattle, Washington to test the effectiveness of a point of dispensing (POD). It evaluates patient flow, staffing, …
Disaster Research Team Building: A Case Study of a Web-Based Disaster Research Training Program
2012
· University of Washington,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· University of Missouri,
· University of Oklahoma
This case study discusses a web-based disaster research training program at the University of Washington. The program aimed to train researchers and clinicians in disaster …
Vaccine Confidence as Critical to Pandemic Preparedness and Response
2024
· Medical College of Wisconsin,
· University of Washington,
· University of Colorado,
· Seattle Children's Hospital
Vaccine confidence is crucial for public health, involving trust in vaccine efficacy, safety, and the healthcare system. The COVID-19 crisis highlighted vulnerabilities in public trust, …
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 …