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 article describes a study in Pike County, Kentucky, where severe weather from 2009 to 2011 caused damage and shelter needs. Researchers used a survey …
This review examines the challenges that burn disasters pose for planners as specialty resources quickly become scarce. Regional support is crucial. Daily burn bed capacity …
This article examines the challenges of providing cleft and craniofacial care during crises like floods or disasters. It describes how such events disrupt medical teams, …
This article explores the impact of acute and chronic crises on cleft care, emphasizing the challenges faced by children with craniofacial anomalies. It highlights how …
This study surveyed hospital staff at a tertiary-care hospital to assess their personal readiness for disasters. Most respondents were women with a mean age of …
This survey looks at how well emergency department staff are prepared for Ebola. It describes that many hospitals in the U.S. created special training programs …
This study focused on using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis to enhance clinical decision-making for adolescents at risk of developing psychopathology post-natural disaster. By evaluating …
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