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.
Affected Parents' and Other Stakeholders' Perception of a Fire Disaster Management in India: A Situational Analysis
This article discusses a study on a tragic school fire in India, resulting in 93 children's deaths. It highlights the effective provincial-level management despite the …
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Preparing For An Influenza Pandemic In Italy: Resources And Procedures In Paediatric Hospital Units
This article describes how Italy is preparing for an influenza pandemic, focusing on resources and procedures in pediatric hospital units. It highlights the vulnerability of …
Children and Megadisasters: Lessons Learned In the New Millennium
This article highlights the impact of recent megadisasters in the United States on children, shedding light on the lack of preparedness and inadequate response from …
Prehospital Preparedness for Pediatric Mass-Casualty Events
This article examines the preparedness of prehospital emergency medical services agencies in the United States to care for children in mass-casualty events. The study found …
Crisis Standards of Care Implementation at the State Level in the United States
2020
· Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
· Harvard Medical School,
· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
· University College Dublin
This study examined the development of crisis standards of care (CSC) in United States. A search was conducted in 2015 and 2020 to identify states …
Disaster Preparedness for Charge Nurses: A Program Evaluation
This article evaluated a disaster preparedness program for charge nurses in a large pediatric hospital. A task force standardized disaster response procedures and developed a …
Strategies To Improve Pediatric Disaster Surge Response: Potential Mortality Reduction And Tradeoffs
This article describes ways to reduce deaths in pediatric disasters by improving hospital response. It suggests two strategies: controlling where patients are sent to avoid …
Needs Assessment: Are Disaster Medical Assistance Teams Up for the Challenge of a Pediatric Disaster?
2007
· Cleveland Clinic
This article discusses how Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs) may not be ready to handle pediatric disasters. Children are often victims in disasters and need …
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Amidst Emergencies and Disasters
This article focuses on the mental health of children and teens during emergencies and disasters. It describes how their mental well-being can be heavily impacted …
Prediction of Pediatric Critical Care Resource Utilization for Disaster Triage
2020
· University of Washington,
· Northwest Healthcare Response Network,
· Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
This article is about predicting how long children might need critical care during a disaster. It describes using scores like the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction …