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.
Survey of Hospital Employees' Personal Preparedness and Willingness to Work Following a Disaster
This study surveyed hospital staff at a tertiary-care hospital to assess their personal readiness for disasters. Most respondents were women with a mean age of …
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Evaluation of the Association Between Disaster Training and Confidence in Disaster Response Among Graduate Medical Trainees: A Cross-Sectional Study
2017
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· Brown University,
· State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
This study compared disaster training and confidence levels among resident trainees from different specialties at a medical center in March 2013. Emergency medicine (EM) residents …
Costs Associated With Ebola Preparedness at a Freestanding Pediatric Assessment Center
This 3-page "Concise Communication" discusses the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak and how it prompted hospitals in the United States (US) to prepare for treating …
60 Seconds to Survival: A Pilot Study of a Disaster Triage Video Game for Prehospital Providers
2017
· Yale University,
· Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
· Children's Minnesota,
· Nemours Children's Health,
· Nationwide Children's Hospital
This study compared the effectiveness of a video game called "60 Seconds to Survival" in improving disaster triage accuracy among emergency medical service (EMS) providers …
Factors Associated With Preparedness of the US Healthcare System to Respond to a Pediatric Surge During an Infectious Disease Pandemic: Is Our Nation Prepared?
This review was conducted to evaluate current efforts, propose a response plan structure, and suggest policy actions in regards to pediatric surges during infectious pandemics. …
ZikaPLAN: Zika Preparedness Latin American Network
2017
· Umeå University,
· Universidade de Pernambuco,
· London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,
· University of Liverpool
This article presents the ZikaPLAN (Zika Preparedness Latin American Network) consortium, funded by the European Union (EU), which aims to conduct clinical and laboratory research …
Committee Opinion No. 726 Summary: Hospital Disaster Preparedness for Obstetricians and Facilities Providing Maternity Care
This article discusses how the obstetric population, including antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal care, requires special consideration during disasters due to unique features. Pregnancy increases …
Pediatric Disaster Triage System Utilization Across the United States
The article examines the utilization of Pediatric Disaster Triage (PDT) systems across the United States. A survey was conducted to determine the systems used, user …
Clinical Decision-Making Following Disasters: Efficient Identification of PTSD Risk in Adolescents
2017
· Medical University of South Carolina,
· University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
· University of Memphis,
· Virginia Commonwealth University
This study focused on using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis to enhance clinical decision-making for adolescents at risk of developing psychopathology post-natural disaster. By evaluating …
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness of School Transportation Staff and School Buses in the United States: Compliance With Recommendations for School Transportation Safety
The study aimed to assess the adherence of school transportation staff and school buses to safety recommendations for transporting children. A questionnaire was sent to …