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Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors Clinical Pathway - Primary Care: My Vaccine Visit Visual Schedule
This printable visual schedule prepares children for a vaccine visit to the doctor's office. It provides step-by-step colorful illustrations. This helps children know what to …
Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors Clinical Pathway - Primary Care: Communication Strategies
This clinical pathway is about ways to calm down situations when children have challenging behaviors. It describes different techniques to help de-escalate these situations and …
Enhancing CPR: Key Updates in the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines
This hospital blog post describes the new changes in CPR from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines. The updates focus on making CPR easier to …
Preventing Unintentional Firearm Injury & Death Among Youth: Examining the Evidence
This brief describes how unintentional firearm injuries and deaths among youth are a serious problem. It explains that many of these incidents happen because guns …
Pediatric Capacity Crisis: A Framework and Strategies to Prepare for a Pediatric Surge
2024
· Massachusetts General Hospital,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The article describes a plan to help hospitals get ready for more children needing care during busy times. It explains that many hospitals are not …
Biological and Chemical Terrorism
This article is about the impact of biological and chemical terrorism on children. It describes how children's needs are often overlooked, focusing more on drug …
Surge Capacity Principles: Care of the Critically Ill and Injured During Pandemics and Disasters: CHEST Consensus Statement
2014
· University of Minnesota,
· The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
· George Washington University,
· University of British Columbia,
· Sharp Healthcare,
· Allina Health Care
This article offers consensus recommendations for expanding critical care surge capacity and enhancing intensive care services during disasters or pandemics. It highlights key principles for …
Locations of Mass Shootings Relative to Schools and Places Frequented by Children
The article explores where mass shootings happen in relation to schools and places children often visit. It describes how these tragic events can occur near …
Pediatric Firearm Violence in America
2024
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
· George Washington University,
· Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
This article highlights the serious issue of gun violence affecting children. It describes how firearms are the leading cause of death for kids and provides …
Q and A: Vaccine Ingredients: What You Should Know
This fact sheet describes why certain ingredients like aluminum, formaldehyde, gelatin, and mercury are used in vaccines and explains that the amounts are very small …