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.
Pediatric Medical Countermeasures: Antidotes and Cytokines for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents and Terrorism
2024
· Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center,
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· Emory University,
· Southern Regional Disaster Response System,
· Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital,
· University of Nebraska Medical Center,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Stanford University,
· Arizona Department of Health Services
This article addresses the lack of studies comparing pediatric indications and dosing for medical countermeasures in radiological and nuclear incidents. Children are especially vulnerable in …
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Low Compliance of Urgent Care Centers in the United States With Recommendations for Office-Based Disaster Preparedness
2016
· Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital,
· Penn State Hershey Medical Center,
· Penn State Health Children's Hospital
The article assesses the level of disaster preparedness in urgent care centers across the United States. A questionnaire was distributed to center administrators to gather …