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.
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 …
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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 …
The Preparedness of Schools to Respond to Emergencies in Children: A National Survey of School Nurses
This article discusses the importance of schools being prepared to handle pediatric emergencies by establishing emergency-response plans and training staff and students in first aid …
Emergency Medical Services for Children: Office Emergency and Disaster Readiness
This 4-page special issue article looks at the role of the pediatrician in preparation for office emergencies and local disasters. During office emergencies, focus is …
Psychopathology Among New York City Public School Children 6 Months After September 11
2005
· Columbia University
This article examines the prevalence and correlates of probable mental disorders among New York City public school students six months after the September 11, 2001, …
Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the Setting of Child Care
2004
· Georgia State University
The article discusses the importance of emergency preparedness in child care facilities, especially in the face of potential public health emergencies like terrorism. The article …
Emergency Preparation in Schools: A Snapshot of A Rural State
2001
· University of New Mexico
This article presents a study on emergency preparedness in public schools in a rural state. The research involved sending questionnaires to school nurses registered with …
Simulating a Vertical Evacuation of a NICU and PICU to Examine the Relationship Between Training and Preparedness
2022
· State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University,
· California Northstate University,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· Brown University
This article describes a study on training hospital staff for emergency evacuations in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. It involved a six-week training program …
Efficacy of Computer-Based Simulation as a Modality for Learning Pediatric Disaster Triage for Pediatric Emergency Nurses
This observational study looks at the efficacy of a screen-based simulation called "60 Seconds to Survival" (60S) in learning pediatric disaster triage (PDT). It was …