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 Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill on Children
2011
· Boston Children's Hospital
This article discusses the potential effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill on children residing in affected areas. The author shares insights on the impact …
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Natural Disaster and Crisis: Lessons Learned About Cleft and Craniofacial Care From Hurricane Katrina and the West Bank
2011
· University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
· Children's Hospital New Orleans,
· University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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 …
Sichuan Earthquake and Emergency Relief Care for Children: Report from the Firstly Arrived Pediatricians in the Epicenter Zone
2011
· Army Medical University
The report describes the response of pediatricians to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China. An 8.0-magnitude quake hit, causing over 80,000 casualties and many injuries. …
Chronic Health Needs Immediately After Natural Disasters in Middle-Income Countries: The Case of the 2008 Sichuan, China Earthquake
This article examines chronic health needs immediately after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China. A descriptive study was conducted in an emergency triage clinic, focusing …
Triage During the Week of the Sichuan Earthquake: A Review of Utilized Patient Triage, Care, and Disposition Procedures
This article provides an overview of the hospital emergency department triage procedure implemented for earthquake victims following the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China. The study …
Assessing Disaster Preparedness Among Select Children's Summer Camps in the United States and Canada
2017
· University of Michigan
This study investigated how prepared children's summer camps in the United States and Canada are for disasters. It describes a survey sent to 315 camps, …
Survey of Hospital Employees' Personal Preparedness and Willingness to Work Following a Disaster
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 …
Evaluation of the Association Between Disaster Training and Confidence in Disaster Response Among Graduate Medical Trainees: A Cross-Sectional Study
2017
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· Brown University,
· State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University
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 …
Costs Associated With Ebola Preparedness at a Freestanding Pediatric Assessment Center
This 3-page "Concise Communication" discusses the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak and how it prompted hospitals in the United States (US) to prepare for treating …
60 Seconds to Survival: A Pilot Study of a Disaster Triage Video Game for Prehospital Providers
2017
· Yale University,
· Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
· Children's Minnesota,
· Nemours Children's Health,
· Nationwide Children's Hospital
This study compared the effectiveness of a video game called "60 Seconds to Survival" in improving disaster triage accuracy among emergency medical service (EMS) providers …