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.
  
    Tabletop Application of SALT Triage to 10, 100, and 1000 Pediatric Victims
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · University of Southern California, 
          
            
            · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University of California, Los Angeles, 
          
            
            · Children's Minnesota, 
          
            
            · California Community Health Centers
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study examined the Sort, Access, Life-saving interventions, Treatment and/or Triage (SALT) triage system for handling mass-casualty incidents with 10, 100, and 1,000 pediatric victims. …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Surge Activation by the Emergency Department for COVID-19
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        This article describes how a pediatric hospital's emergency department prepared for a surge of COVID-19 patients. It outlines the 16-day planning process, including key steps …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Crisis Standards of Care Implementation at the State Level in the United States
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 
          
            
            · Harvard Medical School, 
          
            
            · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University College Dublin
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study examined the development of crisis standards of care (CSC) in United States. A search was conducted in 2015 and 2020 to identify states …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Child and Adolescent Mental Health Amidst Emergencies and Disasters
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        This article focuses on the mental health of children and teens during emergencies and disasters. It describes how their mental well-being can be heavily impacted …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Prediction of Pediatric Critical Care Resource Utilization for Disaster Triage
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Northwest Healthcare Response Network, 
          
            
            · Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article is about predicting how long children might need critical care during a disaster. It describes using scores like the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Current State of Mass Vaccination Preparedness and Operational Challenges in the United States, 2018-2019
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Johns Hopkins University, 
          
            
            · National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study examined preparedness levels and challenges involved in mass vaccination in the United States (2018-2019). Interviews with public health officials revealed that many jurisdictions …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Disasters, Children and the Kidneys
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Istanbul University, 
          
            
            · Ghent University Hospital
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This review article examines the spectrum of disaster-related problems in children and details features in treating acute and chronic kidney disease in disasters, where patients …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Sleep Problems and Posttraumatic Stress: Children Exposed to a Natural Disaster
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Boston College, 
          
            
            · University of Miami, 
          
            
            · Scottish Rite for Children, 
          
            
            · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University of Cincinnati, 
          
            
            · University of Houston, 
          
            
            · University of Texas Medical Branch
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study looks at how natural disasters, like Hurricane Ike, affect children's sleep and stress. It describes that many children have trouble sleeping after such …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    NICU Disaster Preparedness: Were We Ready for COVID-19?
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Texas Christian University
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This 3-page article discusses neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) disaster preparedness, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes the importance of specialized preparedness …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Avoidable Environmental Disasters and Infant Health: Evidence From a Mining Dam Collapse in Brazil
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2020
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 
          
            
            · Fundação Getulio Vargas, 
          
            
            · Institute for Applied Economic Research
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study is about a mining dam collapse in Brazil and its impact on infant health. It describes how the disaster, caused by poor regulation, …