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.
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 …
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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, …
Complete Self-Sufficiency Planning: Designing and Building Disaster-Ready Hospitals
This article discusses the planning and construction of a freestanding children's hospital in Florida with a focus on disaster readiness. The hospital's leaders did a …
Burn Disaster Preparedness and the Southern Region of the United States
This review examines the challenges that burn disasters pose for planners as specialty resources quickly become scarce. Regional support is crucial. Daily burn bed capacity …
Hospital-Based Emergency Preparedness Evacuation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—the Smallest and Most Vulnerable Population
This retrospective review provides lessons learned after an evacuation exercise in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to a simulated catastrophe. Infants were evacuated …
Issues in the Support and Disaster Preparedness of Severely Disabled Children in Affected Areas
2013
· Tohoku University
This article describes the challenges faced by severely disabled children during disasters, like the Great East Japan Earthquake. These children were more affected than others, …
Pediatric Disaster Simulation in Graduate and Undergraduate Nursing Education
2013
· Towson University
This article describes a university's partnership with community agencies to conduct a pediatric disaster simulation on campus. Nursing students cared for many victims in this …