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Outside the Box and into Thick Air: Implementation of an Exterior Mobile Pediatric Emergency Response Team for North American H1N1 (Swine) Influenza Virus in Houston, Texas
This article describes the implementation of a mobile pediatric emergency response team during the H1N1 swine influenza outbreak at Texas Children's Hospital. The study focused …
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Development and Implementation of a Disaster Medicine Certificate Series (DMCS) for Medical Students
This articles introduces and describes a voluntary Disaster Medicine Certificate Series (DMCS) for medical students to provide training in this area where it is often …
Hurricane Harvey: One Hospital's Journey Toward Organizational Resilience
2019
· Texas Children's Hospital
This article describes how a hospital in Houston dealt with Hurricane Harvey by using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. It highlights three key …
The First 15 Minutes: A Novel Disaster Simulation Exercise
This article describes a disaster simulation exercise for pediatric mass casualty events. It was conducted in emergency departments with limited space and equipment, lasting under …
Getting Kids From the Big Easy Hospitals to Our Place (Not Easy): Preparing, Improvising, and Caring for Children During Mass Transport after a Disaster
2006
· Texas Children's Hospital
The article discusses the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina on the health care infrastructure in New Orleans, highlighting the unprecedented challenges faced and lessons learned …