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.
Using Robotic Telecommunications to Triage Pediatric Disaster Victims
This article describes using robots for remote medical help during disasters to care for injured children. In 2008, two drills in Los Angeles tested this …
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The Burden of Disaster: Part II. Applying Interventions Across the Child’s Social Ecology
2012
· University of Oklahoma,
· Phoenix College,
· Dartmouth College,
· U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This article describes how to help children cope with disasters by using their social environment. It explains different levels of support: family and friends (Microsystem), …
Evaluating the Efficacy of the AAP "Pediatrics in Disaster" Course: The Chinese Experience
2012
· Children's Hospital Colorado,
· University of Colorado,
· Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics,
· American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
This article evaluates the "Pediatrics in Disasters" course by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), focusing on its impact in China. It describes how the …
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 …
Mapping US Pediatric Hospitals and Subspecialty Critical Care for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response, 2008
This article describes a study on how close US children are to hospitals with special care units. It shows that most kids live within 50 …
Improving Pediatric Preparedness Performance Through Strategic Partnerships
2012
· American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Northwestern University,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
This commentary discusses how strategic partnerships between the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) improved pediatric preparedness …
Public Health Assessments in Disaster Settings: Recommendations for a Multidisciplinary Approach
The article discusses rapid assessments of needs and health status conducted by the U.S. CDC in natural disaster settings, focusing on information gathering during emergencies. …
Modelling Mass Casualty Decontamination Systems Informed by Field Exercise Data
2012
· Health Protection Agency
This article is about creating models for decontaminating large groups of people after a disaster. It describes how these models are based on real-life exercises …
The ABC Daycare Disaster of Hermosillo, Mexico
2012
· Shriners Children's,
· UC Davis Health
This article discusses a tragic fire incident at the ABC Daycare facility in Hermosillo, Mexico, in 2009 where 29 children died and many others were …
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 …