DMC 3
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Curriculum Across Emergency Medicine Residencies
2024
· Harvard Medical School,
· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
· Florida International University,
· Boston Children's Hospital
This article describes a study on pediatric disaster medicine (PDM) training in emergency medicine residency programs. It found that most programs lack PDM training, with …
From Didactics to Disasters: Unveiling CBRNE and Counter-Terrorism Medicine Training in US Medical Schools
2024
· Mercer University,
· Augusta University,
· Emory University,
· Capital Medical University,
· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
· Harvard Medical School
The article discusses the increasing threat of CBRNe terrorist attacks and the importance of rapid and effective medical responses. It highlights the need for medical …
A Novel Image-Based Tool to Reunite Children With Their Families After Disasters
2012
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Harvard Medical School,
· École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,
· University of California, Berkeley
This article discusses a new tool that uses photos to help reunite children with their families after disasters. The tool uses facial features like eye …
Hospital-Based Emergency Preparedness Evacuation of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—the Smallest and Most Vulnerable Population
This retrospective review provides lessons learned after an evacuation exercise in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) due to a simulated catastrophe. Infants were evacuated …
The 2010 Haiti Earthquake Response
2013
· Harvard Medical School
This article discusses the mental health response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It highlights the challenges of providing emergency and long-term mental health care in …
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 …
Attacks on Educational Institutions
This article looks at terrorist attacks on schools, colleges, and universities from 1970 to 2019. It describes how these places are often seen as easy …
Hospital Planning for Acts of Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies Involving Children
This article discusses the impact of terrorist attacks on healthcare workers, particularly in the context of mass casualty terrorism involving biological, chemical, nuclear, and thermomechanical …
Rethinking Mass-Casualty Triage
2023
· Harvard Medical School,
· Sundsvall County Hospital,
· Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center,
· University of Melbourne
This 2-page commentary poses a number of questions to consider when appraising triage systems in an effort to create optimal structure and outcomes. It describes …
The 4 S's of Disaster Management Framework: A Case Study of the 2022 Pediatric Tripledemic Response in a Community Hospital
This article describes how a community hospital in Massachusetts handled the 2022 "tripledemic," which caused a surge in sick children needing emergency care. With more …