Disaster Research Literature Review
Medical Evacuation Management and Clinical Characteristics of 3,255 Inpatients After the 2010 Yushu Earthquake in China
This article describes the medical response after the 2010 Yushu earthquake in China. It highlights how 3,255 patients were treated, with most transported by plane …
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Satisfaction With the Humanitarian Response to the 2010 Pakistan Floods: A Call for Increased Accountability to Beneficiaries
2013
· Johns Hopkins University,
· ChildLife Foundation
This article examines how people felt about the help they got after the 2010 Pakistan floods. It describes a survey of 1,800 households and finds …
Clinical Skill and Knowledge Requirements of Health Care Providers Caring for Children in Disaster, Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Operations: An Integrative Review of the Literature
This article reviews the skills and knowledge needed by military health care providers to care for children during disaster, humanitarian, and civic assistance missions. It …
Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents' Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance
2012
· Yale University,
· Yale New Haven Health System
This article explores the efficacy of multiple-victim simulations in enhancing pediatric disaster medicine skills for pediatricians, focusing on the JumpSTART triage algorithm. The study involved …
Preparing Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs for Disasters: An Education Intervention
2012
· Children's of Alabama
This article discusses a study on helping families with children who have special health care needs get ready for disasters. It explains that these families …
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 …
COVID-19 in Malawi: Lessons in Pandemic Preparedness from a Tertiary Children's Hospital
In this article, the authors share their initial lessons in pandemic preparedness during the COVID-19 outbreak in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre, a …
Patient-Driven Resource Planning of a Health Care Facility Evacuation
2013
· George Washington University
This article describes how hospitals can plan for evacuations by focusing on patient needs. It explains that some patients need more help during an evacuation, …