Disaster Research Literature Review
The Pediatric Disaster Medicine Literature Review is a scoping review that aimed to catalogue and appraise the past 20+ years of pediatric disaster medicine research. The multidisciplinary literature review core team was comprised of several physicians, data scientists, and a medical librarian.
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 …
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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. …
Wastewater Monitoring for Infectious Disease: Intentional Relationships Between Academia, the Private Sector, and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness
2023
· Wayne State University
This article describes the relationship among a local health department, a university, and an environmental services company that collaborated in Detroit, Michigan to examine markers …
Learnings From a National Cyberattack Digital Disaster During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department
2023
· Technological University Dublin,
· Children's Health Ireland,
· Queen Mary University of London,
· University College Dublin
This study analyzed the impact of a national cyberattack in Ireland, May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at workflows and data quality. During the …
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation: JumpSTART Secondary Triage for Mass Casualty Incidents
2023
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center,
· Hasbro Children’s Hospital,
· University of Arizona
This technical report describes the JumpSTART simulation curriculum as used for secondary triage in an emergency department setting. A fictional scenario was created which included …
Perspectives on Early Insights: Pediatric Cancer Caregiving Amidst Natural Calamities - A Call for Future Preparedness
2023
· Fondazione Soleterre,
· Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,
· University of Pavia,
· Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo,
· Centre Hospitalier-Universitaire Mohammed VI Marrakesh
This article describes the challenges faced by pediatric cancer caregivers during natural disasters, focusing on the recent earthquake in Morocco. It highlights how such events …
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness: A Trauma Center Quality Improvement Initiative
2024
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Parkland Health
This article evaluates the impact of a quality improvement initiative on enhancing pediatric readiness in an emergency department. The study, conducted at a Level I …
Enhancing the Nutritional Well-Being of Children With Food Allergies During Disaster
2024
· Tohoku University
This article highlights the often-overlooked challenges children with food allergies face during disasters. It discusses these children's heightened vulnerabilities, such as limited access to safe …
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Among Children and Youth With Disabilities and Chronic Conditions, Their Caregivers and Service Providers: A Scoping Review
This scoping review examines emergency and disaster preparedness for children and youth with disabilities and chronic conditions, as well as their caregivers and service providers. …