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.
Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Mass Casualty Events Involving Children
This article examines the preparedness of emergency department staff in Israel to handle mass casualty events (MCEs) involving pediatric casualties, particularly in the context of …
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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 …
"Med-X": A Medical Examiner Surveillance Model for Bioterrorism and Infectious Disease Mortality
2007
· University of New Mexico
This article describes a system called "Med-X" that helps medical examiners find deaths caused by infections and bioterrorism. It was tested in New Mexico from …
Psychosocial Response in Emergency Situations--The Nurse's Role
2007
· University of Auckland
This article explains the important role nurses play in helping people recover emotionally after emergencies. It describes how nurses need special skills and knowledge to …
Who Gets How Much: Funding Formulas in Federal Public Health Programs
2007
· Emory University,
· Johns Hopkins University
This article explains how federal public health funds are distributed. It describes using formulas and competitive methods to allocate money among states. The study looks …
Evaluation of a Mass Dispensing Exercise in a Cities Readiness Initiative Setting
2007
· University of Washington
This article describes a mass dispensing exercise in Seattle, Washington to test the effectiveness of a point of dispensing (POD). It evaluates patient flow, staffing, …
Assessment of Potassium Iodide (KI) Distribution Program Among Communities Within the Emergency Planning Zones (EPZ) of Two Nuclear Power Plants
This study evaluated a program in New Jersey that gives out potassium iodide (KI) pills to people living near nuclear power plants. It describes how …
Pediatric Hospital and Intensive Care Unit Capacity in Regional Disasters: Expanding Capacity by Altering Standards of Care
This article discusses how hospitals can handle more patients during disasters by changing care standards. It uses a simulation to show that New York City …
Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity: An Empiric New York Statewide Study
This study looks at how well hospitals in New York can handle a sudden increase in patients during disasters. It describes that hospitals are expected …