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 research focused on creating realistic training simulations for emergency medical service (EMS) providers to handle pediatric disaster situations. The study involved designing scenarios like …
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 …
This study compared disaster training and confidence levels among resident trainees from different specialties at a medical center in March 2013. Emergency medicine (EM) residents …
This article discusses a study comparing pediatric disaster triage (PDT) strategies (Smart and JumpSTART) and clinical decision-making (CDM) with no algorithm. A total of 273 …
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 …
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 …