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.
This study examines burns patients from two eruptions of Merapi volcano in 1994 and 2010, focusing on thermal injuries caused by pyroclastic surges. The analysis …
This article outlines pediatric disaster preparation in the United States (US), emergency department providers' role, disaster triage methods, and management of mass illnesses, including bioweapons …
This study surveyed hospitals across the United States (US) to assess their disaster preparedness for pediatric patients. Findings showed that most hospitals included pediatric patients …
This multi-center study looks at how ready French children's hospitals were for disasters two years after the 2015 terrorist attacks. It describes a survey sent …
This article describes the emergency child psychiatric care set up after the terrorist attack in Nice, France, on July 14, 2016. It highlights how two …
This article explores the challenges of identifying incapacitated patients during mass casualty events. It describes how relying on visual identification and personal items can lead …
This study assessed how emergency department staff perceived using global positioning system (GPS) devices to track patients during a simulated mass casualty event. The GPS …
This observational study compared the accuracy of 4 mass casualty triage systems (SALT, JumpSTART, Triage Sieve, and CareFlight) in a pediatric hospital's emergency department in …
This study evaluated the disaster preparedness of a children's hospital in Japan through a triage drill. Findings indicate challenges in disaster education for untrained staff, …
This article discusses the challenges of managing emergency department crowding, particularly during disasters. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration, intervention, and resourcefulness in pediatric disaster …
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