Pediatric Disaster Research Literature Review
A special collection constrained to resources added as part of a scoping review that aimed to catalogue and appraise the past 20+ years of pediatric disaster medicine research. The team defined the research question, developed eligibility criteria for articles, and identified a search strategy. A comprehensive Medline search was conducted using Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) search with key words and phrases, identifying relevant articles from 2001 – May 2024. The leadership core team for the literature review is: Cullen Clark, MD; Hazel Jeong, MD; Christopher Wright, MD; Brandon Kappy, MD; Dennis Ren, MD; Elizabeth Hewett Brumberg, MD; Caroline Stephens, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Nathan Timm, MD; Rachel Stanley, MD; Susi Miller, MLIS; Sara Helwig, MS; April Parish, BS.
Impact of a Predefined Hospital Mass Casualty Response Plan in a Limited Resource Setting with No Pre-Hospital Care System
2015
· Johns Hopkins University,
· Aga Khan University
This article describes how a hospital in South Asia handled a mass casualty event after a car bomb explosion. With no pre-hospital care system, the …
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Paediatric Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) – Preparedness for Implementation at Primary Care Facilities in Malawi
2021
· Karolinska Institutet,
· University of Malawi,
· University College London,
· Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit,
· Parent and Child Health Initiative Trust,
· Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
This study evaluated frontline facilities in Malawi (Zomba and Mchinji districts), and their readiness to implement the World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergency Triage Assessment and …
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation: JumpSTART Secondary Triage for Mass Casualty Incidents
2023
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center,
· Hasbro Children’s Hospital,
· University of Arizona
This technical report describes the JumpSTART simulation curriculum as used for secondary triage in an emergency department setting. A fictional scenario was created which included …
Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness: A Trauma Center Quality Improvement Initiative
2024
· University of Texas at Austin,
· Parkland Health
This article evaluates the impact of a quality improvement initiative on enhancing pediatric readiness in an emergency department. The study, conducted at a Level I …
Assessment of Disaster Preparedness at the Household Level in a Pediatric Cardiology Clinic Population
The article is about how prepared families are for disasters, especially those with children who have heart conditions or special healthcare needs. It describes a …
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 …
A Call to Action: Why Anesthesiologists Must Train, Prepare, and Be at the Forefront of Disaster Response for Mass Casualty Incidents
2024
· University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,
· West Virginia University,
· Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
This article reviews a Spring 2023 workshop on mass casualty incidents held at the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia-American Academy of Pediatrics Annual conference. The workshop …
The Jerusalem Tribune Collapse Incident: Challenges in the Management of a Pediatric Mass Casualty Incident
This article examines the management of pediatric casualties following a mass casualty incident during the 2021 Shavuot holiday in Israel, where a collapse at a …
Prehospital Mass Casualty Incident Triage Simulation Builds Knowledge and Confidence in Medical Trainees
This article explores the impact of prehospital Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) triage simulation on medical students, residents, and fellows. The study aims to evaluate the …
Bridging the Gap, How Interprofessional Collaboration Can Support Emergency Preparedness for Children With Disabilities and Their Families: An Exploratory Qualitative Study
This study explores how different professionals can work together to help families with children who have disabilities prepare for emergencies. It describes the need for …