Region V for Kids Resource Collection
Region V for Kids (RV4K) strengthens pediatric disaster preparedness by providing training, tools, and subject matter expertise to healthcare professionals, hospitals, and community partners. This page includes a searchable index of all RV4K resources.
Children and Disaster Emergency Management: Threat Assessment, Hazard Identification, and Risk
This infographic is about keeping children safe during disasters in Ohio and Michigan. It describes important facts to help prepare for emergencies. The focus is …
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The State of Pediatric Disaster Education: Gaps Across Disciplines and Health Care Coalitions
2021
· Region V for Kids
This infographic describes the findings from a gap analysis that highlights widespread gaps in pediatric disaster education across various fields. To fix these issues, a …
Advancing Pediatric Telehealth Capability: Use of Technology During Disaster Response
2021
· Region V for Kids
This virtual telehealth exercise was designed to demonstrate and test pediatric disaster telehealth activities. Various groups like doctors, health managers, and emergency workers practiced using …
Pediatric Surge [Resources]
This webpage features resources to help healthcare workers manage increases in pediatric viral respiratory illnesses that affect hospital capacity. It provides links to the Centers …
Topic Collection: Burns
This webpage provides technical resources for healthcare facility staff to plan for burn casualties due to various incidents. It includes resources for emergency burn care …
Utility Failures in Health Care Toolkit
This toolkit helps health care facilities prepare for utility failures like electricity, water, and fuel outages. It describes how to assess risks, make business continuity …
Mass Casualty Trauma Triage: Paradigms and Pitfalls
2019
· ASPR TRACIE
This document is about how emergency services handle mass casualty incidents, like shootings or bombings. It describes the traditional triage system used to sort patients …
Project XTREME Respiratory Training
2007
· ASPR TRACIE,
· Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),
· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This series of videos address basic respiratory care and ventilator management training to increase healthcare surge capacity during a mass casualty incident intended for non-respiratory …
Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems: Small and Rural Hospitals
2019
· ASPR TRACIE
This slide set presentation explains how small and rural hospitals can use Hospital-Based Incident Command Systems (HICS) to handle emergencies. It describes the importance of …
Pediatric Issues in Disasters
2018
· ASPR TRACIE
The document is supporting material for a webinar that describes how disasters affect children and provides important resources to help keep them safe during emergencies. …