Continuing Education
The Medical Association Activity and Pediatric Care After the Earthquake Disaster in Fukushima
2012
· Kikuchi Pediatric Clinic
This article reviews the response of the Koriyama Medical Association after a massive earthquake hit eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. Utilities were disrupted, and …
Disaster Preparedness: Emergency Planning in the NICU
2012
· Good Samaritan Hospital
This article describes how Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, California, prepares for emergencies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It explains the creation …
Impact of Operational Staging to Improve Patient Throughput in an Inner-City Emergency Department During the Novel H1N1 Influenza Surge: A Descriptive Study
This article discusses the response of a level 1 pediatric emergency department in South Bronx, NY during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak. The study aimed …
Pediatric Ventilation in a Disaster: Clinical and Ethical Decision Making
2012
· Israel Defense Forces: Medical Corps,
· Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh),
· Shaare Zedek Medical Center,
· The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The article discusses the ethical challenges faced by caregivers in allocating limited medical resources, particularly ventilators, during mass disaster situations. Using case scenarios from the …
Pediatric Mass Critical Care in a Pandemic
This article evaluates the effectiveness of sustained pediatric mass critical care responses in prolonged pandemics compared to temporary approaches for sudden-impact public health emergencies. Using …
Secondary Stressors and Extreme Events and Disasters: A Systematic Review of Primary Research from 2010-2011
This review identifies studies from 2010-2011 about secondary stressors after disasters like floods and earthquakes. It describes how these stressors, such as financial problems or …
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 …
Ethical Conduct of Humanitarian Medical Missions
This paper discusses ethical considerations surrounding informed consent in the context of short-term medical missions (STMMs) in the international community. It describes the importance of …