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Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness: A Trauma Center Quality Improvement Initiative
2024
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Parkland Health
This article evaluates the impact of a quality improvement initiative on enhancing pediatric readiness in an emergency department. The study, conducted at a Level I …
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Partnering to Prepare: An Academic/Workforce Collaboration to Develop Disaster Shelter Training for Nurses
This article describes a partnership between health departments and a university in California to train public health nurses for disaster shelters. Due to more frequent …
Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) in the Child Care Setting
This webpage provides information for childcare providers who work with children at risk of mpox. Young children are at low risk but can get infected …
Emergency Preparedness in a Sample of Persons With Disabilities
2013
· University of California San Francisco,
· Public Health Institute,
· New York University,
· Loyola University Maryland
This study, conducted in 2011, assessed emergency preparedness in 253 community residents with disabilities receiving personal assistance services. Results showed that involving the personal assistant …
Reconsidering the Resources Needed for Multiple Casualty Events: Lessons Learned From the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214
This article discusses the resources needed for handling multiple casualty events, using the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 as a case study. It highlights …
Civilian Hospital Response to a Mass Casualty Event: The Role of the Intensive Care Unit
This article examines the response of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to terrorist multiple- or mass-casualty events between 1983 and 2004. The study focuses …
Supporting Your Perinatal Units During COVID-19: Mental Health for Patients and Healthcare Workers
2020
· California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative,
· California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative,
· University of California San Francisco,
· The NEC Society,
· Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
This one-hour, 15-minute webinar, features discussions of mental health for patients and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also addresses the top three concerns …
Overcoming Vulnerabilities in Our Emergency Care System Through Pediatric Readiness
This article explains how many children visit emergency departments (EDs) that see fewer than 10 kids daily. It describes the National Pediatric Readiness Project, which …