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.
Local Emergency Medical Response After a Terrorist Attack in Norway: A Qualitative Study
2017
· University of Oslo,
· Ringerike Hospital
In 2011, Norway experienced a terrorist attack on a political youth camp, with 35 injured victims taken to a local hospital. They all survived. Despite …
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Effect of Reverse Triage on Creation of Surge Capacity in a Pediatric Hospital
2017
· Johns Hopkins University
This study looks at how pediatric hospitals can handle a sudden increase in patients during disasters. It describes using "reverse triage," where low-risk patients are …
Pediatric Emergency Care in Disaster-Affected Areas: A Firsthand Perspective after Typhoons Bopha and Haiyan in the Philippines
2017
· Johns Hopkins University,
· Sinai Hospital Lifebridge Health,
· Jamaica Hospital Medical Center,
· Davao Medical School Foundation
This article discusses the epidemiology and disease trends during disasters, focusing on pediatric care in harsh post-disaster environments. Drawing from experiences during Typhoon Bopha and …
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 …
Validating a Questionnaire - Prehospital Preparedness for Pediatric Trauma Patients
2017
· Umeå University
This article describes a study on creating and testing a questionnaire to see how ready prehospital emergency nurses (PENs) are to care for injured children. …
The Changing Health Priorities of Earthquake Response and Implications for Preparedness: A Scoping Review
2017
· University of Sheffield
This scoping review was conducted to understand the impacts of earthquakes on health and healthcare in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). It describes the shift …
The Impact of Natural Disasters on Youth: A Focus on Emerging Research Beyond Internalizing Disorders
2017
· Georgia State University
This review examines how natural disasters affect young people, focusing on less-studied areas like behavior problems, physical health, and growth after trauma. It describes recent …
The Network Structure of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Exposed to Disasters
2017
· Iowa State University,
· Stanford University
This article looks at posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and teens who faced disasters like hurricanes. It describes how PTSD symptoms connect with each …
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health After the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes: An Investigation of the Long-term Gendered Impacts of Disasters
2017
· University of Hawaii
This study examines the effects of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes on mothers and young children six months after the disaster. It found that delayed government …
Assessing Disaster Preparedness Among Select Children's Summer Camps in the United States and Canada
2017
· University of Michigan
This study investigated how prepared children's summer camps in the United States and Canada are for disasters. It describes a survey sent to 315 camps, …