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.
Behavioral Health Facility Evacuation During Extreme Heat: Lessons from AzCHER and AMR Phoenix
This webinar describes how a behavioral health facility in Phoenix had to evacuate during extreme heat. The story shares lessons learned by AzCHER and AMR, …
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WRAP-EM Everyday Readiness for Hospital Disaster Preparedness A Guide for Equitable & Inclusive Collaboration with the Local Community
This guide describes how hospitals can get ready for disasters by working closely with their local communities. The guide gives steps to make sure everyone, …
Securing Resources During a Disaster: A Pediatric Dashboard Orientation
2022
· Region V for Kids
The Region V for Kids Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response held a virtual demonstration and user-level exercise of the EMResource Pediatric Dashboard on …
Refining Pediatric Telehealth Capability: A Demonstration to Leverage the Use of Technology During Disaster Response
This document describes a virtual telehealth demonstration by the Region V for Kids Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium. It aims to improve pediatric disaster response using …
Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness
This infographic helps people like community members, hospital staff, public health workers, policy makers, and first responders. It describes how to be aware of disasters …
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 …
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 …
Keeping Kids Safe: What If I Get a Pediatric Patient Exposed to Tear Gas?
This webpage for health care professionals provides guidance on treating children who have been exposed to tear gas or pepper spray. It addresses symptoms, treatment …
Keeping Kids Safe: Extreme Heat, Pavement Burns, and Chemical Burns
This webpage describes how to keep kids safe from burns caused by extreme heat, hot pavement, and chemicals. It explains that children can get serious …