Disaster Research Literature Review
Using Professional Organizations to Prepare the Behavioral Health Workforce to Respond to the Needs of Pediatric Populations Impacted by Health-Related Disasters: Guiding Principles and Challenges
2015
· University of Kentucky
This article explains how professional organizations can help prepare the behavioral health workforce to support children during health-related disasters. The article outlines five guiding principles …
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Social Participation and Disaster Risk Reduction Behaviors in Tsunami Prone Areas
This article explores how social participation can help people in tsunami-prone areas prepare for disasters. It describes a study of 557 households in Thailand, showing …
Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries Following an Earthquake Experience in an Acute-Phase Field Hospital
2015
· Schneider Children's Medical Center,
· Israel Defense Forces: Medical Corps,
· Tel Aviv University,
· Shaare Zedek Medical Center,
· Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
This article examines the experience of treating children with orthopedic injuries after the 2010 Haiti earthquake at a field hospital set up by the Israel …
Working After a Tornado: A Survey of Hospital Personnel in Joplin, Missouri
2014
· St. Louis University
This study conducted a survey in May 2013 among 1,234 healthcare workers from 2 hospitals in Joplin, Missouri (MO), where a severe tornado occurred in …
Pediatrics in Disasters: Evaluation of a Global Training Program
2014
· University of Colorado,
· Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics,
· Instituto Nacional de Pediatria,
· St. Luke's College of Medicine
This evaluation found partial success in achieving the 3 aims of the PEDS in Disaster training program. It describes how the training was done and …
A Review of the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Accident: Radiation Effects on the Thyroid and Strategies for Prevention
2014
· Nagasaki University
This review provides a summary of the Fukushima nuclear reactor accident in Japan in 2011, focusing on radiation effects on the thyroid and prevention strategies. …
Comparison of Computerized Patients versus Live Moulaged Actors for a Mass-Casualty Drill
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University
This study compares using computerized patients and live actors with makeup for mass-casualty drills. It describes how medical students performed triage on both types of …
Saving our Smallest Patients
2014
· Baystate Medical Center
This article discusses feedback from staff who participated in a full scale drill involving evacuation of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The feedback was …
Emergency Childcare for Hospital Workers During Disasters
This article discusses the impact of emergency childcare (EC) needs on health care workers' ability and likelihood to work during a pandemic compared to an …
Checklist Use in Evaluating Pediatric Disaster Training
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Medical University of South Carolina,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· University of California,
· Yale University
This article discusses how checklists can help evaluate pediatric disaster training. Doctors in training used checklists during practice scenarios to manage emergency situations with children. …