DMC 3
Factors Associated with Discussion of Disasters by Final Year High School Students: An International Cross-Sectional Survey
2015
· Government of Western Australia Department of Health,
· University of Western Australia,
· Royal Medical Services
This article explores what makes high school seniors talk about disasters with friends and family. It describes how disaster education, age, gender, and country traits …
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Using Professional Organizations to Prepare the Behavioral Health Workforce to Respond to the Needs of Pediatric Populations Impacted by Health-Related Disasters: Guiding Principles and Challenges
2015
· University of Kentucky
This article explains how professional organizations can help prepare the behavioral health workforce to support children during health-related disasters. The article outlines five guiding principles …
Social Participation and Disaster Risk Reduction Behaviors in Tsunami Prone Areas
This article explores how social participation can help people in tsunami-prone areas prepare for disasters. It describes a study of 557 households in Thailand, showing …
Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries Following an Earthquake Experience in an Acute-Phase Field Hospital
2015
· Schneider Children's Medical Center,
· Israel Defense Forces: Medical Corps,
· Tel Aviv University,
· Shaare Zedek Medical Center,
· Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
This article examines the experience of treating children with orthopedic injuries after the 2010 Haiti earthquake at a field hospital set up by the Israel …
Comparison of Computerized Patients versus Live Moulaged Actors for a Mass-Casualty Drill
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University
This study compares using computerized patients and live actors with makeup for mass-casualty drills. It describes how medical students performed triage on both types of …
Emergency Childcare for Hospital Workers During Disasters
This article discusses the impact of emergency childcare (EC) needs on health care workers' ability and likelihood to work during a pandemic compared to an …
Checklist Use in Evaluating Pediatric Disaster Training
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Medical University of South Carolina,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· University of California,
· Yale University
This article discusses how checklists can help evaluate pediatric disaster training. Doctors in training used checklists during practice scenarios to manage emergency situations with children. …
Improvised Neonatal Care – Realizing the Gaps in a Disaster Zone
This article discusses the challenges in treating newborns in disaster zones, where a combination of the disaster's effects and local healthcare disparities make survival difficult …
Injuries and Surgical Needs of Children in Conflict and Disaster: From Boston to Haiti and Beyond
2015
· University of Toronto,
· Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo,
· State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
This article focuses on the injuries and surgical needs of children in conflict and disaster areas, highlighting their vulnerability. It describes how these young patients …
Spot the Drowning Child
2015
· Lifeguard Rescue
This video describes how to spot a drowning child in a wave pool. Lifeguards are trained to recognize the signs of drowning, which can be …