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.
Current State of Mass Vaccination Preparedness and Operational Challenges in the United States, 2018-2019
2020
· Johns Hopkins University,
· National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
This study examined preparedness levels and challenges involved in mass vaccination in the United States (2018-2019). Interviews with public health officials revealed that many jurisdictions …
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Disasters, Children and the Kidneys
2020
· Istanbul University,
· Ghent University Hospital
This review article examines the spectrum of disaster-related problems in children and details features in treating acute and chronic kidney disease in disasters, where patients …
Assessment of Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Program Among Communities Within the Emergency Planning Zones (EPZ) of Two Nuclear Power Plants
This study evaluated a program in New Jersey that gives out potassium iodide (KI) pills to people living near nuclear power plants. It describes how …
Pediatric Hospital and Intensive Care Unit Capacity in Regional Disasters: Expanding Capacity by Altering Standards of Care
This article discusses how hospitals can handle more patients during disasters by changing care standards. It uses a simulation to show that New York City …
Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity: An Empiric New York Statewide Study
This study looks at how well hospitals in New York can handle a sudden increase in patients during disasters. It describes that hospitals are expected …
Mobile Burn Disaster Response Teams: A Scoping Review
This article discusses mobile burn disaster response teams and their role in handling mass casualty events. It describes how these teams, organized by burn care …
Challenges Created by the COVID-19 Pandemic: Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Disaster Management Perspectives
2022
· Baylor College of Medicine
This article explores the challenges faced by pediatric emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes how these departments adapted to ensure high-quality care and …
Pediatric-Specific Hazard Vulnerability Analysis: The Missing Component of Regional and Hospital-Based Preparedness
2022
· Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,
· Nationwide Children's Hospital,
· University Hospitals,
· National Pediatric Disaster Coalition (NPDC)
This article highlights the critical need for pediatric considerations in emergency preparedness plans, which are often overlooked. It introduces a new pediatric-specific Hazard Vulnerability Analysis …
The First 15 Minutes: A Novel Disaster Simulation Exercise
This article describes a disaster simulation exercise for pediatric mass casualty events. It was conducted in emergency departments with limited space and equipment, lasting under …
Inter-Rater Reliability and Agreement Among Mass-Casualty Incident Algorithms Using a Pediatric Trauma Dataset: A Pilot Study
2022
· Children's Minnesota
This article discusses the comparison of inter-rater reliability and agreement among five mass-casualty incident (MCI) triage algorithms used in the pediatric population. The study utilized …