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.
Analyses of the Disease Spectrum of Children After the Lushan Earthquake
This article aimed to study the disease spectrum of pediatric patients in Baoxing, China shortly after the Lushan earthquake to aid in future medical relief …
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Factors Associated with Discussion of Disasters by Final Year High School Students: An International Cross-Sectional Survey
2015
· Government of Western Australia Department of Health,
· University of Western Australia,
· Royal Medical Services
This article explores what makes high school seniors talk about disasters with friends and family. It describes how disaster education, age, gender, and country traits …
Using Professional Organizations to Prepare the Behavioral Health Workforce to Respond to the Needs of Pediatric Populations Impacted by Health-Related Disasters: Guiding Principles and Challenges
2015
· University of Kentucky
This article explains how professional organizations can help prepare the behavioral health workforce to support children during health-related disasters. The article outlines five guiding principles …
Social Participation and Disaster Risk Reduction Behaviors in Tsunami Prone Areas
This article explores how social participation can help people in tsunami-prone areas prepare for disasters. It describes a study of 557 households in Thailand, showing …
Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries Following an Earthquake Experience in an Acute-Phase Field Hospital
2015
· Schneider Children's Medical Center,
· Israel Defense Forces: Medical Corps,
· Tel Aviv University,
· Shaare Zedek Medical Center,
· Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
This article examines the experience of treating children with orthopedic injuries after the 2010 Haiti earthquake at a field hospital set up by the Israel …
Comparison of Computerized Patients versus Live Moulaged Actors for a Mass-Casualty Drill
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University
This study compares using computerized patients and live actors with makeup for mass-casualty drills. It describes how medical students performed triage on both types of …
Emergency Childcare for Hospital Workers During Disasters
This article discusses the impact of emergency childcare (EC) needs on health care workers' ability and likelihood to work during a pandemic compared to an …
Checklist Use in Evaluating Pediatric Disaster Training
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Medical University of South Carolina,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· University of California,
· Yale University
This article discusses how checklists can help evaluate pediatric disaster training. Doctors in training used checklists during practice scenarios to manage emergency situations with children. …
Improvised Neonatal Care – Realizing the Gaps in a Disaster Zone
This article discusses the challenges in treating newborns in disaster zones, where a combination of the disaster's effects and local healthcare disparities make survival difficult …
Injuries and Surgical Needs of Children in Conflict and Disaster: From Boston to Haiti and Beyond
2015
· University of Toronto,
· Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo,
· State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
This article focuses on the injuries and surgical needs of children in conflict and disaster areas, highlighting their vulnerability. It describes how these young patients …