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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.

Barriers to Pediatric Disaster Triage: A Qualitative Investigation
2015 · Yale New Haven Health System, · University of British Columbia, · Brown University, · Brigham and Women's Hospital, · University of Massachusetts
This article explores challenges paramedics face when triaging children in disasters. It discusses how paramedics struggle due to unfamiliarity with children's physiology, emotional reactions, and …
Lessons from the Chilean Earthquake: How a Human Rights Framework Facilitates Disaster Response
2011 · Brigham and Women's Hospital
This article discusses the 2010 earthquake in Chile and how the rights-based public health system, Chile Grows With You, played a crucial role in guiding …
Improving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles
2021 · Yale School of Medicine, · Yale University, · Brigham and Women's Hospital, · Yale New Haven Health System
This study tested short, task-specific drills called "disaster huddles" in a pediatric emergency department (PED) as a quicker, easier training method in preparation for mass …
The Initial Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing: Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Disaster
2014 · Brigham and Women's Hospital, · Tufts Medical Center, · Massachusetts General Hospital, · Boston Medical Center, · Boston Children's Hospital
This report describes the medical response to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, highlighting how quick actions, preparation, and teamwork led to good outcomes for …

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