Pediatric Pandemic Network
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Frequency, Type, and Degree of Potential Harm of Adverse Safety Events among Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Encounters
2024
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Brown University,
· University of Colorado,
· Yale University
This article describes how often safety problems happen when children get emergency medical care, what types of problems occur, and how serious they are. The …
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Early Experiences With Nirsevimab: Perspectives From Newborn Hospitalists
2024
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Stanford University,
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· The University of Chicago Medicine,
· Nationwide Children's Hospital,
· Yale University
This article discusses the implementation of newly developed nirsevimab into clinical practice. Approved in July 2023, it is costly and has supply issues. Hospitals struggle …
Real-World Effectiveness of Nirsevimab Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A Test-Negative Case-Control Study
2024
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University
This article describes a study that evaluated the effectiveness of nirsevimab in preventing RSV infections in infants. It included 3,090 infants and found that nirsevimab …
Factors Associated With Nirsevimab Uptake in Healthy Newborns
2024
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University
This research brief discusses a study that looks at factors affecting the use of nirsevimab, a new antibody for RSV, in newborns. It explains how …
Pediatric Sepsis [Fact Sheet]
This fact sheet explains that sepsis is a serious condition where the body's response to infection causes severe inflammation, potentially leading to organ failure. It …
Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients
2013
· University of Louisville,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University,
· Yale New Haven Health System
This comparative study evaluated six disaster triage methods for predicting outcomes in trauma patients of different ages. It describes how the Sacco Score was the …
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 …
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. …
Comparing the Accuracy of Three Pediatric Disaster Triage Strategies: A Simulation-Based Investigation
2016
· Brown University,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· University of Massachusetts,
· Yale University,
· Children's Hospital Colorado,
· University of British Columbia
This article discusses a study comparing pediatric disaster triage (PDT) strategies (Smart and JumpSTART) and clinical decision-making (CDM) with no algorithm. A total of 273 …
Development of a Pediatric Mass Casualty Triage Algorithm Validation Tool
2016
· University of California –San Diego School of Medicine,
· Rady Children's Hospital San Diego,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· University of Southern California,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
· Yale University
This article discusses the development of a criteria outcomes tool (COT) for validating the effectiveness of a mass casualty incident (MCI) algorithm in correctly triaging …