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Pediatric Medical Countermeasures: Antidotes and Cytokines for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents and Terrorism
2024
· Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center,
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· Emory University,
· Southern Regional Disaster Response System,
· Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital,
· University of Nebraska Medical Center,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Stanford University,
· Arizona Department of Health Services
This article addresses the lack of studies comparing pediatric indications and dosing for medical countermeasures in radiological and nuclear incidents. Children are especially vulnerable in …
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Haitian Earthquake Relief: Disaster Response Aboard the USNS Comfort
2012
· Walter Reed National Military Medical Center,
· Naval Medical Center Portsmouth,
· San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Military Health System
This article describes the USNS Comfort's role in helping Haiti after the earthquake on January 12, 2010. The ship left Baltimore, Maryland quickly and reached …
University of California Center for Climate, Health and Equity
This center focuses on the impact of climate change on health. It describes how climate change affects mental health through events like wildfires and storms. …
Young Children and Disasters
This brief document explains how young children react to disasters like floods, earthquakes, or fires. It describes that even if not physically hurt, kids can …
Pre-Event Hospital Unit Crosswalk Document
This crosswalk document helps hospitals plan for emergencies that need patient evacuation. It describes how to match hospital units with five main bed categories: Critical …
CYSHCN Wildfire and Public Safety Power Outage Preparation Webinar with COVID-19 Guidance
This webinar focuses on helping families with children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) prepare for wildfires and power outages during the COVID-19 …
California Child Care Disaster Plan
This webpage describes the California Child Care Disaster Plan, which helps child care providers prepare for emergencies. It provides related resources and steps to create …
Changes in Pediatric Inpatient Capabilities and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness
2025
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Texas at Austin,
· University of Utah
This research article describes how many hospitals in the US have lost special units for children between 2013 and 2021. Hospitals that lost these pediatric …
Human-Centered Design to Create an Emergency Care Action Plan for Children With Medical Complexity
2025
· University of Vermont,
· University of Massachusetts,
· Columbia University,
· University of Rochester,
· Yale University,
· University of California San Francisco
This article discusses the application of Human-Centered Design (HCD) principles to create an Emergency Care Action Plan (ECAP) for Children with Medical Complexity (CMC). The …
Disaster at a Distance: Impact of 9.11.01 Televised News Coverage on Mothers’ and Children’s Health
This article explores how watching news about the 9/11 attacks affected mothers and their children. It describes that even though these families were not near …