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Natural Disaster and Crisis: Lessons Learned About Cleft and Craniofacial Care From Hurricane Katrina and the West Bank
2011
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
· Children's Hospital New Orleans,
· University of North Carolina at Charlotte
This article explores the impact of acute and chronic crises on cleft care, emphasizing the challenges faced by children with craniofacial anomalies. It highlights how …
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Survey of Hospital Employees' Personal Preparedness and Willingness to Work Following a Disaster
This study surveyed hospital staff at a tertiary-care hospital to assess their personal readiness for disasters. Most respondents were women with a mean age of …
Survey of Emergency Department Staff on Disaster Preparedness and Training for Ebola Virus Disease
This survey looks at how well emergency department staff are prepared for Ebola. It describes that many hospitals in the U.S. created special training programs …
Clinical Decision-Making Following Disasters: Efficient Identification of PTSD Risk in Adolescents
2017
· Medical University of South Carolina,
· University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
· University of Memphis,
· Virginia Commonwealth University
This study focused on using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis to enhance clinical decision-making for adolescents at risk of developing psychopathology post-natural disaster. By evaluating …
No Fireworks Are Safe; Even “Innocent” Sparklers Can Cause Serious Injuries
2018
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
· University of North Carolina School of Medicine
This article warns about the dangers of fireworks, even sparklers. It describes how fireworks cause around 11,000 injuries each year in the U.S., with many …
Extreme Heat & Air Quality: Implications for Human Health
This module explains how extreme heat and poor air quality can affect our health. It was developed to inform public health professionals such as community …
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 …