Disaster Research Literature Review
Child Nutrition in Disaster: A Scoping Review
2022
· Tohoku University Hospital,
· Sapporo University of Health Sciences,
· International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS)
This review article examines how disasters affect child nutrition, leading to health problems like malnutrition and diseases. It describes the importance of proper feeding during …
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The Role of Social Determinants in Mental Health and Resilience After Disasters: Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice
2021
· University of Alberta
This review article looks at how social factors affect mental health and resilience after disasters. It highlights that people with low income or education face …
Rural Hospital Mass Casualty Response to a Terrorist Shooting Spree
2013
· Ringerike Hospital,
· Olso University Hospital
This study evaluated the response of a rural hospital in Norway to a mass casualty incident at a political youth camp caused by a terrorist …
Measuring the Impact of Disasters Using Publicly Available Data: Application to Hurricane Sandy (2012)
2017
· University of Minnesota,
· The City University of New York,
· Hofstra University,
· Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
This study explores how researchers used publicly available data to study the health impacts of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. By analyzing hospital admissions and other …
Pre-Evacuation Time Estimation Based Emergency Evacuation Simulation in Urban Residential Communities
This study looks at how to improve emergency evacuations in city neighborhoods. It uses computer simulations to estimate the time people take before starting to …
Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress in Youths After Natural Disasters
2021
· Boston College,
· University of Miami,
· Michigan State University,
· Georgia State University,
· Yale University
This study analyzed posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptom trajectories in youths (6-16 years) after 4 major US hurricanes: Andrew [1992], Charley [2004], Ike [2005], and Katrina …
The Pathways Between Natural Disasters and Violence Against Children: A Systematic Review
This review examines how natural disasters can contribute to violence against children. It describes five main pathways: changes in supervision, breaking social norms, economic stress, …
Social-Ecological Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Resilience in Children and Youth After Disaster: The Importance of Caregiver and Peer Support
This article examines how children and youth can be resilient after disasters, focusing on the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. It describes that strong support from …
Adaptations to Practice and Resilience in a Paediatric Major Trauma Centre During a Mass Casualty Incident
2022
· Karolinska Institutet,
· Royal Manchester Children's Hospital,
· Cardiff University,
· Karolinska University Hospital,
· Malardalen University
This study examined how a pediatric major trauma center adapted during a mass casualty incident (MCI). It highlights the changes made to practices and the …
Validating a Questionnaire - Prehospital Preparedness for Pediatric Trauma Patients
2017
· Umeå University
This article describes a study on creating and testing a questionnaire to see how ready prehospital emergency nurses (PENs) are to care for injured children. …