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.
Sweating It Out in a Level III Regional NICU: Disaster Preparation and Lessons Learned at the Ochsner Foundation Hospital
2006
· Ochsner Health
The article describes the preparations and actions taken at the Alton Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, during Hurricane Katrina. It details the challenges …
Escaping With VLBW Neonates: Caring For and Transporting Very Low Birth Weight Infants During a Disaster
2006
· Neonatal Medical Group
This article recounts the harrowing experience of a neonatologist and a team of medical professionals during Hurricane Katrina at Memorial Medical Center (MMC) in New …
Pediatric Nerve Agent Poisoning: Medical and Operational Considerations for Emergency Medical Services in a Large American City
2006
· New York University,
· Columbia University
This article discusses the need for an alternative approach to treating pediatric nerve agent poisoning after mass chemical events. It highlights concerns about determining the …
US Hospital Preparedness to Manage Unidentified Individuals and Reunite Unaccompanied Minors with Family Members During Disasters: Results from a Nationwide Survey
2021
· St. Louis University
This article describes a survey on how prepared US hospitals are to handle unidentified people and reunite unaccompanied minors with their families during disasters. It …
Schools and Disasters: Examining the Evidence for K-12 Settings Across the Emergency Management Phases
2021
· Georgia State University,
· Boston College
This review focuses on four main emergency management phases (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery) as they relate to disasters and school settings. It examines different …
Historical Disaster Exposure and Household Preparedness Across the United States
This study analyzed the level of preparedness of households in disaster-prone areas. Three measures of preparedness were created using a survey: cumulative, adequate, and minimal. …
A Procedure Based Alternative to the Injury Severity Score for Major Incident Triage of Children: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process
This article discusses the importance of effective triage in major incidents and the challenges with existing triage algorithms. The study aimed to develop criteria for …
Improving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles
2021
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University,
· Brigham and Women's Hospital,
· Yale New Haven Health System
This study tested short, task-specific drills called "disaster huddles" in a pediatric emergency department (PED) as a quicker, easier training method in preparation for mass …
A Psychosocial Risk Assessment and Management Framework to Enhance Response to CBRN Terrorism Threats and Attacks
2005
· University of Ottawa
This article describes a framework to help manage the mental and social effects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism. It highlights the importance …
Pediatric Practice Readiness for Disaster Response
2021
· Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of North Carolina at Charlotte
This study investigated the practice of pediatric physician offices in relation to disaster preparedness and response efforts, based on a survey of American Academy of …