Disaster Research Literature Review
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Amidst Emergencies and Disasters
This article focuses on the mental health of children and teens during emergencies and disasters. It describes how their mental well-being can be heavily impacted …
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A Mass Casualty Incident Involving Children and Chemical Decontamination
This article discusses a mass casualty incident where 53 children and 3 adults needed decontamination at a children's hospital. It highlights the importance of training …
Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Mass Casualty Events Involving Children
This article examines the preparedness of emergency department staff in Israel to handle mass casualty events (MCEs) involving pediatric casualties, particularly in the context of …
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 …
Pediatric Hospital and Intensive Care Unit Capacity in Regional Disasters: Expanding Capacity by Altering Standards of Care
This article discusses how hospitals can handle more patients during disasters by changing care standards. It uses a simulation to show that New York City …
Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity: An Empiric New York Statewide Study
This study looks at how well hospitals in New York can handle a sudden increase in patients during disasters. It describes that hospitals are expected …
Mobile Burn Disaster Response Teams: A Scoping Review
This article discusses mobile burn disaster response teams and their role in handling mass casualty events. It describes how these teams, organized by burn care …
Assessment of Knowledge, Emotion, and Attitude Levels of Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers on the Disaster Management and Pediatric First Aid
2022
· Gümüşhane University
This study looks at how well kindergarten and elementary school teachers in Gümüşhane, Turkey, understand disaster management and pediatric first aid. It reports that 119 …
The First 15 Minutes: A Novel Disaster Simulation Exercise
This article describes a disaster simulation exercise for pediatric mass casualty events. It was conducted in emergency departments with limited space and equipment, lasting under …
JumpSTART Triage Protocol in Disaster Pediatric Patients: A Systematic Literature Review
This review article looks at the JumpSTART Triage Protocol used for children in disaster situations. It describes how JumpSTART is a tool to quickly decide …