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.
Utilization of Formal Health Services for Children Aged 1–5 in Aceh After the 2004 Tsunami: Which Children Did Not Receive the Health Care They Needed? Implications for Other Natural Disaster Relief Efforts
2014
· World Bank Group,
· Johns Hopkins University
This article describes how children aged 1–5 in Aceh, Indonesia struggled to get health care after the 2004 tsunami. Many kids did not receive the …
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The 2011 Tuscaloosa Tornado: Integration of Pediatric Disaster Services Into Regional Systems of Care
This article describes how pediatric disaster services were integrated into regional care systems after the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado. With no local pediatric emergency department, a …
Emergency Logistics in a Large-Scale Disaster Context: Achievements and Challenges
This review article looks at how emergency logistics work during big disasters. It describes the successes and problems faced when getting supplies to people in …
Needs of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Geographic Location of Emergency Shelters Suitable for Vulnerable People During a Tsunami
2021
· Kanazawa Medical University
This article focuses on the needs of children with neurodevelopmental disorders during emergencies like tsunamis. It describes how these children require special care and attention …
Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Disaster Management
2021
· YB Ophthalmic Clinic,
· Inje University
The article is about making sure children with disabilities are included in disaster plans. It describes how these children often face extra challenges during emergencies, …
Diabetes Care Provided to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
This article examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina on children with diabetes who were displaced from Louisiana and enrolled in the Texas Medicaid Hurricane Katrina …
Policy and Administrative Issues for Large-Scale Clinical Interventions Following Disasters
This article discusses the challenges and solutions for mental health programs for children after disasters. It highlights issues like funding, administration, treatment choices, and training. …
Measuring the Impact of Disasters Using Publicly Available Data: Application to Hurricane Sandy (2012)
2017
· University of Minnesota,
· The City University of New York,
· Hofstra University,
· Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
This study explores how researchers used publicly available data to study the health impacts of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. By analyzing hospital admissions and other …
Pre-Evacuation Time Estimation Based Emergency Evacuation Simulation in Urban Residential Communities
This study looks at how to improve emergency evacuations in city neighborhoods. It uses computer simulations to estimate the time people take before starting to …
Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress in Youths After Natural Disasters
2021
· Boston College,
· University of Miami,
· Michigan State University,
· Georgia State University,
· Yale University
This study analyzed posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptom trajectories in youths (6-16 years) after 4 major US hurricanes: Andrew [1992], Charley [2004], Ike [2005], and Katrina …