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.
Research Methods in Child Disaster Studies: A Review of Studies Generated by the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks; the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami; and Hurricane Katrina
This article reviews research methods used to study children's reactions to three major disasters: the September 11 attacks, the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, and Hurricane …
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Children's Coping in the Context of Disasters and Terrorism
This article focuses on how children cope with disasters and terrorism. It describes the stress and coping model, highlighting factors like family support, age, gender, …
Disasters and Depressive Symptoms in Children: A Review
2014
· Georgia State University,
· University of Texas Medical Branch,
· Rush University Medical Center,
· University of Miami
This review examines how disasters affect children's mental health, focusing on depression. It describes that many children experience depressive symptoms after both natural and man-made …
School and Community Influences on the Long Term Post-Disaster Recovery of Children and Youth Following Hurricane Georges
2013
· University of California, Santa Barbara,
· Hankuk University of Foreign Studies,
· University of Puerto Rico
This article explores how schools and communities affect children's mental health recovery after Hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico (1998). It describes a study with 1,637 …
Non-Pediatric Nurses' Willingness to Provide Care to Pediatric Patients During a Disaster: An Assessment of Pediatric Surge Capacity in Four Midwestern Hospitals
This study examined non-pediatric nurses' willingness to provide care to pediatric patients during a mass casualty event (MCE). It describes a survey of 289 nurses …
Simulating a Vertical Evacuation of a NICU and PICU to Examine the Relationship Between Training and Preparedness
2022
· State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University,
· California Northstate University,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· Brown University
This article describes a study on training hospital staff for emergency evacuations in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. It involved a six-week training program …
Psychological Interventions for Children Experiencing PTSD After Exposure to a Natural Disaster: A Scoping Review
2022
· The University of Queensland
This scoping review evaluates the current research regarding psychological interventions for children (under 18 years old) experiencing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after exposure to …
Natural Disasters and Missing Children
2022
· University of Adelaide
This study examines the impact of natural disasters on child mortality, especially in rural and remote areas of Australia, and provides suggestive evidence of the …
Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills
2017
· Yale University,
· Brown University,
· University of Massachusetts,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· University of Colorado,
· University of British Columbia
This study looked at how well paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) can prioritize care for children in disaster situations. They trained 331 participants from …