Continuing Education
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 …
Keeping Kids Safe: Extreme Heat, Pavement Burns, and Chemical Burns
This webpage describes how to keep kids safe from burns caused by extreme heat, hot pavement, and chemicals. It explains that children can get serious …
G7 Major Initiatives
This one-page sheet provides information on Gulf 7 Pediatric Disaster Network's efforts to improve pediatric disaster preparedness and response in the United States Gulf Coast …
WRAP-EM Hospital Evacuation Guide for Pediatric Patients
This guide outlines evidence-based strategies for hospital evacuations, emphasizing that full evacuations are rarely necessary. Hospitals must plan for both partial evacuations (within the facility) …
May 7th Webinar - Pediatric Youth Needs During Times of Disaster Part 2
This lecture describes how to prepare for and manage pediatric needs during disasters, emphasizing mental health support and coordination among emergency management systems. It describes …
Family Reunification After Disaster: Have We Made Any Progress?
2020
· Children's National Hospital
This video discusses family reunification after disasters. It highlights the challenges and progress in reuniting families, especially children, during emergencies like hurricanes and bombings. Dr. …
EMS Training Videos
These Compassionate Options for Pediatric EMS (COPE) training videos feature scenario-based content focusing on family engagement and communication. The content may be difficult to watch, …
Compassionate Options for Pediatric EMS (COPE)
The Compassionate Options for Pediatric EMS (COPE) project helps emergency medical services (EMS) workers handle tough situations, like a child's death. It describes how EMS …
Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide, 2nd Ed
This manual is a resource for helping people after disasters. It describes how to provide support and comfort to those affected by trauma. The guide …