Continuing Education
Behavioral Health Facility Evacuation During Extreme Heat: Lessons from AzCHER and AMR Phoenix
This webinar describes how a behavioral health facility in Phoenix had to evacuate during extreme heat. The story shares lessons learned by AzCHER and AMR, …
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Be Ready: Tips for Families of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
This webpage provides tips for families with children and youth who have special healthcare needs to prepare for emergencies and disasters. It describes the importance …
Securing Resources During a Disaster: A Pediatric Dashboard Orientation
2022
· Region V for Kids
The Region V for Kids Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response held a virtual demonstration and user-level exercise of the EMResource Pediatric Dashboard on …
Refining Pediatric Telehealth Capability: A Demonstration to Leverage the Use of Technology During Disaster Response
2022
· Region V for Kids
This document describes a virtual telehealth demonstration by the Region V for Kids Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium. It aims to improve pediatric disaster response using …
Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness
This infographic helps people like community members, hospital staff, public health workers, policy makers, and first responders. It describes how to be aware of disasters …
Children and Disaster Emergency Management: Threat Assessment, Hazard Identification, and Risk
This infographic is about keeping children safe during disasters in Ohio and Michigan. It describes important facts to help prepare for emergencies. The focus is …
The State of Pediatric Disaster Education: Gaps Across Disciplines and Health Care Coalitions
2021
· Region V for Kids
This infographic describes the findings from a gap analysis that highlights widespread gaps in pediatric disaster education across various fields. To fix these issues, a …
Keeping Kids Safe: What If I Get a Pediatric Patient Exposed to Tear Gas?
This webpage for health care professionals provides guidance on treating children who have been exposed to tear gas or pepper spray. It addresses symptoms, treatment …
Keeping Kids Safe: During Protests and Civil Disturbances
This webpage describes ways to keep children safe during protests and civil disturbances, especially if there is a risk of exposure to chemical agents like …
Care of the Agitated Patient (Algorithm + Medication Dosing Table)
2024
· Translating Emergency Knowledge for Kids (TREKK),
· EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC)
This algorithm and accompanying medication dosing recommendation table provide guidance for healthcare workers who care for agitated children in emergency situations. The tools guide decision-making …