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.
The Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Mapping and Review
This article is about how mental health support and disaster risk reduction (DRR) can work together. It describes efforts to combine these fields, focusing on …
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Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children [2020]
2020
· Harvard Medical School,
· Boston Children's Hospital,
· Yale University,
· Children's Hospital Colorado,
· University of Colorado,
· American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
This policy statement can assist clinicians and policymakers on safeguarding children and minimizing harm from chemical or biological attacks. While federal programs support public health …
A Pediatric Telemedicine Response to a Natural Disaster
2020
· Nemours Children's Health,
· American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
· University of Central Florida
This study analyzed pediatric telemedicine services provided by Nemours CareConnect (NCC) when Hurricane Irma hit Florida in 2017. They conducted 262 telemedicine visits from September …
Pediatric Mass Casualty Preparedness
This review article focuses on anesthesiologists and their role in pediatric disaster preparedness, particularly in mass casualty incidents (MCIs), which can call for different preparation …
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Disaster Simulation Curriculum: The 5-Minute Trauma Assessment for Pediatric Residents (TRAP-5)
2020
· University of Washington
This study presents a simulation-based curriculum, created for pediatric residents to practice rapid trauma assessment skills. The curriculum involves scenarios with manikins portraying injured 5-year-olds. …
Current Status and Challenges of Safety Education for Children, Including Those Requiring Medical Care, in Japanese General Schools: Focusing on Disasters
2020
· Kunitachi College of Music
This article describes the current state and challenges of safety education for children in Japanese schools, including those who need medical care. It focuses on …
Learning from Wildfire Disaster Experience in California NICUs
2020
· Stanford University
This study examined how hospitals in California, especially neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), learn from wildfires. It describes the challenges these units face during such …
Pediatric Emergency Department Responses to COVID-19: Transitioning from Surge Preparation to Regional Support
This study examined the response stages within two children's hospitals on the West Coast of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. These hospitals adjusted …
Paediatric Major Incident Simulation and the Number of Discharges Achieved Using a Major Incident Rapid Discharge Protocol
2020
· The Royal London Hospital
This article describes a study on how hospitals can quickly discharge patients during major incidents to make room for new ones. A simulation at a …
Immediate Response to Major Incidents: Defining an Immediate Responder!
This article explores how regular people can help in emergencies before professional responders arrive. It describes a study that found many people are willing to …