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Pediatric Decontamination Checklist
The Pediatric Decontamination Checklist is a guide for safely cleaning children during emergencies involving hazardous materials. It describes steps to prepare and set up decontamination …
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Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for Hospitals (3rd Ed.)
2018
· Illinois EMS for Children (EMSC),
· Illinois Department of Public Health,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
This 56-page document provides important steps for hospitals to prepare for emergencies involving children. It describes how hospitals can plan and train staff to handle …
Association of Emergency Department Characteristics With Presence of Recommended Pediatric‐Specific Behavioral Health Policies
2024
· University of California San Francisco,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Utah,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Harvard Medical School,
· Brown University,
· Alaska Department of Health,
· University of California, Los Angeles
The article looks at how emergency departments (EDs) have policies for children's mental health. It describes how certain features of EDs, like size and location, …
Illinois EMS for Children Educational Modules
This website addresses training for emergency care healthcare practitioners treating critically ill and injured pediatric patients in a prehospital setting to improve everyday response capabilities. …
Characteristics and Trends of Prehospital Encounters for Opioid Overdoses Among US Youth, 2018-2022
2024
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· University of Louisville,
· Boston Children's Hospital
Adolescent drug overdose deaths have increased rapidly, mainly because of fentanyl. Understanding nonfatal youth opioid overdoses is limited, but studying prehospital data can provide valuable …
Pediatric Patients in a Disaster: Part of the All-Hazard, Comprehensive Approach to Disaster Management
2012
· Cleveland Clinic,
· University of Michigan,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of California at Irvine,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· Providence Health and Sciences
This article focuses on how disasters impact people of all ages, especially children. It describes the need for special planning and management for pediatric patients …
Independent Application of the Sacco Disaster Triage Method to Pediatric Trauma Patients
This article evaluates the performance of the Sacco Triage Method (STM) in pediatric trauma victims using data from the United States' National Trauma Data Base. …
Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients
2013
· University of Louisville,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University,
· Yale New Haven Health System
This comparative study evaluated six disaster triage methods for predicting outcomes in trauma patients of different ages. It describes how the Sacco Score was the …
Developing a Practical Algorithm for a Pediatric Emergency Department’s Response to Radiological Dispersal Device Events
2013
· Northwestern University,
· Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital,
· Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
This study discusses a plan for helping children in an emergency room after a "dirty bomb" event. It explains how to sort and treat kids …
Pediatric Office Emergencies
This article discusses the importance of pediatricians being prepared to handle emergencies involving children in their office. It emphasizes the need for an office self-assessment …