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 Pathways Between Natural Disasters and Violence Against Children: A Systematic Review
This review examines how natural disasters can contribute to violence against children. It describes five main pathways: changes in supervision, breaking social norms, economic stress, …
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Social-Ecological Factors Associated With Higher Levels of Resilience in Children and Youth After Disaster: The Importance of Caregiver and Peer Support
This article examines how children and youth can be resilient after disasters, focusing on the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire. It describes that strong support from …
Adaptations to Practice and Resilience in a Paediatric Major Trauma Centre During a Mass Casualty Incident
2022
· Karolinska Institutet,
· Royal Manchester Children's Hospital,
· Cardiff University,
· Karolinska University Hospital,
· Malardalen University
This study examined how a pediatric major trauma center adapted during a mass casualty incident (MCI). It highlights the changes made to practices and the …
Validating a Questionnaire - Prehospital Preparedness for Pediatric Trauma Patients
2017
· Umeå University
This article describes a study on creating and testing a questionnaire to see how ready prehospital emergency nurses (PENs) are to care for injured children. …
Influencing Factors of Early Childhood Teachers' Disaster Preparedness
This study looked at the disaster preparedness of early childhood teachers in Korea and how it was affected by their self-efficacy, resilience, disaster awareness, COVID-19 …
Wastewater Monitoring for Infectious Disease: Intentional Relationships Between Academia, the Private Sector, and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness
2023
· Wayne State University
This article describes the relationship among a local health department, a university, and an environmental services company that collaborated in Detroit, Michigan to examine markers …
Learnings From a National Cyberattack Digital Disaster During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in a Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department
2023
· Technological University Dublin,
· Children's Health Ireland,
· Queen Mary University of London,
· University College Dublin
This study analyzed the impact of a national cyberattack in Ireland, May 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at workflows and data quality. During the …
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Didactics and Simulation: JumpSTART Secondary Triage for Mass Casualty Incidents
2023
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center,
· Hasbro Children’s Hospital,
· University of Arizona
This technical report describes the JumpSTART simulation curriculum as used for secondary triage in an emergency department setting. A fictional scenario was created which included …
Perspectives on Early Insights: Pediatric Cancer Caregiving Amidst Natural Calamities - A Call for Future Preparedness
2023
· Fondazione Soleterre,
· Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,
· University of Pavia,
· Foundation IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo,
· Centre Hospitalier-Universitaire Mohammed VI Marrakesh
This article describes the challenges faced by pediatric cancer caregivers during natural disasters, focusing on the recent earthquake in Morocco. It highlights how such events …
Investigation of the Relationship Between Disasters and Sleep Problems in Adolescents
2023
· Pamukkale University
This study looked at 407 adolescents aged 10-18 and examined the link between disasters and sleep issues. 86.5% had faced a disaster, and 67.3% had …