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.
Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Pandemic: A Systematic Review of US State Crisis Standards of Care Documents
2020
· The Ohio State University
This article reviews U.S. state crisis standards of care (CSC) documents for handling scarce resources during pandemics. It describes how 31 states have plans, with …
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Challenges in Maternal and Child Health Services Delivery and Access During Pandemics or Public Health Disasters
This narrative review highlights challenges faced in accessing and maintaining maternal and child health (MCH) services during public health emergencies such as pandemics and disasters. …
Survey of Medical Center Employees' Willingness and Availability to Donate Blood in Support of a Civilian Warm Fresh Whole Blood Program
In this study, hospital employees were surveyed about their willingness to donate warm fresh whole blood (WFWB) to civilian programs. Most respondents were female (71%), …
Likely Impact of School and Childcare Closures on Public Health Workforce During an Influenza Pandemic: A Survey
This article discusses the potential impact of school and daycare closures during an influenza pandemic on public health staff. A survey conducted in a population …
Preparing For Pandemic Influenza
2008
· St. Louis University
This article reviews how to prepare for a flu pandemic, focusing on avian influenza (H5N1). It explains the symptoms, spread, and treatment of the virus. …
Infections After Natural Disasters
This article discusses the types of infections that may occur after a natural disaster like floods, when infection risk is increased. Factors other than dead …
Novel Coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) Infection: Part I - Preparedness and Management in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Resource-Limited Settings
2020
· Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER),
· Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health
This review provides guidance for managing children with COVID-19 who require intensive care in resource-limited settings like India. The coronavirus disease primarily causes respiratory illness, …
Delivery Room Preparedness and Early Neonatal Outcomes During COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City
2020
· Weill Cornell Medicine,
· NewYork-Presbyterian
This study was conducted to understand how newborns of mothers with COVID-19 were managed in the delivery room during the peak of the pandemic in …
Collaborative Multidisciplinary Incident Command at Seattle Children’s Hospital for Rapid Preparatory Pediatric Surgery Countermeasures to the COVID-19 Pandemic
This commentary reports on Seattle Children's Hospital in Washington State, which was the first state with a COVID-19 case. They set up an incident command …
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Preparedness for the Novel Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: A New York City Hospital Perspective
2020
· New York University
This article describes how a New York City hospital prepared its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes guidelines on handling …