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.
Addressing Health-Care Disparities in Pediatric Disaster Planning: A Qualitative Study
2023
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Southern California,
· UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
This article describes a study on health-care disparities in pediatric disaster planning. The Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (WRAP-EM) explored how these disparities …
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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 …
Haitian Earthquake Relief: Disaster Response Aboard the USNS Comfort
2012
· Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,
· Naval Medical Center Portsmouth,
· San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Military Health System
This article describes the USNS Comfort's role in helping Haiti after the earthquake on January 12, 2010. The ship left Baltimore, Maryland quickly and reached …
30 Years After the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident: Time for Reflection and Re-evaluation of Current Disaster Preparedness Plans
This article discusses the health effects 30 years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident. Cleanup workers faced higher risks of leukemia, heart disease, and cataracts. Children …
Partnering to Prepare: An Academic/Workforce Collaboration to Develop Disaster Shelter Training for Nurses
This article describes a partnership between health departments and a university in California to train public health nurses for disaster shelters. Due to more frequent …
Emergency Preparedness in a Sample of Persons With Disabilities
2013
· University of California San Francisco,
· Public Health Institute,
· New York University,
· Loyola University Maryland
This study, conducted in 2011, assessed emergency preparedness in 253 community residents with disabilities receiving personal assistance services. Results showed that involving the personal assistant …
Reconsidering the Resources Needed for Multiple Casualty Events: Lessons Learned From the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214
This article discusses the resources needed for handling multiple casualty events, using the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 as a case study. It highlights …
Civilian Hospital Response to a Mass Casualty Event: The Role of the Intensive Care Unit
This article examines the response of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to terrorist multiple- or mass-casualty events between 1983 and 2004. The study focuses …