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.
California NICU Disaster Preparedness
This study surveyed neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across California in 2018 to assess their level of preparedness for disasters. Most were urban and nonprofit, …
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US Hospital Preparedness to Manage Unidentified Individuals and Reunite Unaccompanied Minors with Family Members During Disasters: Results from a Nationwide Survey
2021
· St. Louis University
This article describes a survey on how prepared US hospitals are to handle unidentified people and reunite unaccompanied minors with their families during disasters. It …
Schools and Disasters: Examining the Evidence for K-12 Settings Across the Emergency Management Phases
2021
· Georgia State University,
· Boston College
This review focuses on four main emergency management phases (mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery) as they relate to disasters and school settings. It examines different …
Historical Disaster Exposure and Household Preparedness Across the United States
This study analyzed the level of preparedness of households in disaster-prone areas. Three measures of preparedness were created using a survey: cumulative, adequate, and minimal. …
Pediatric Practice Readiness for Disaster Response
2021
· Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of North Carolina at Charlotte
This study investigated the practice of pediatric physician offices in relation to disaster preparedness and response efforts, based on a survey of American Academy of …
Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Exposure to Disasters, Terrorism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review
This review examines the impact of disasters and terrorism on children (ages 0-17) with disabilities and their families, as well as the effects of the …
Emergency Medical Services for Children: Office Emergency and Disaster Readiness
This 4-page special issue article looks at the role of the pediatrician in preparation for office emergencies and local disasters. During office emergencies, focus is …
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Support Programs Following Natural Disasters - A Scoping Review of Emerging Evidence
2021
· University of Melbourne,
· Deakin University,
· American University,
· National Bureau of Economic Research,
· Institute of Labor Economics (IZA),
· The University of Queensland
This review examined recent evidence on psychosocial support programs for children and adolescents affected by natural disasters. School-based programs led by trained professionals show positive …
Can We Mitigate the Effect of Natural Disasters on Child Health? Evidence from the Indian Ocean Tsunami in Indonesia
2021
· University College London,
· Advisory Board,
· University of Bern
This study examines the impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on child health in Aceh, Indonesia. It describes how researchers used data from over …
Pediatric Terrorism Preparedness National Guidelines and Recommendations: Findings of an Evidenced-Based Consensus Process
The article describes how experts from various fields came together to create guidelines for helping children during disasters or terrorism. They looked at existing data …