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Pediatric Triage and Allocation of Critical Care Resources During Disaster: Northwest Provider Opinion
This article describes a study on how healthcare providers in the Northwest region of the United States feel about pediatric triage and critical care during …
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Enhancing National Capacity to Conduct Child and Family Disaster Mental Health Research
2010
· University of Oklahoma,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· Duke University,
· University of Washington
The article discusses the risk of regional disasters, particularly earthquakes, in Seattle-King County, Washington. With a significant pediatric population, the study evaluates the distribution of …
Geographical Maldistribution of Pediatric Medical Resources in Seattle-King County
This article discusses the risk of regional disasters, particularly earthquakes, in Seattle-King County, Washington, focusing on pediatric medical response capabilities. The study evaluates the distribution …
Pediatric Emergency Department Responses to COVID-19: Transitioning from Surge Preparation to Regional Support
This study examined the response stages within two children's hospitals on the West Coast of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. These hospitals adjusted …
Identifying Crucial Equipment and Skills Needed to Evacuate Critically Ill Infants During Disasters: Using Nursing Expertise to Guide Training Targets
This study utilized a 13-item checklist for bedside registered nurses (RNs) to successfully evacuate critically ill infants during disasters. The expert-developed checklist prioritized skills like …
Collaborative Multidisciplinary Incident Command at Seattle Children’s Hospital for Rapid Preparatory Pediatric Surgery Countermeasures to the COVID-19 Pandemic
This commentary reports on Seattle Children's Hospital in Washington State, which was the first state with a COVID-19 case. They set up an incident command …
Prediction of Pediatric Critical Care Resource Utilization for Disaster Triage
2020
· University of Washington,
· Northwest Healthcare Response Network,
· Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
This article is about predicting how long children might need critical care during a disaster. It describes using scores like the Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction …
The Covid-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned for Sustained Trauma Preparedness and Responses
2021
· University of Washington
This report examined how trauma care preparedness and response was sustained in a Level-1 adult and pediatric trauma center in Washington State during the initial …
Evaluation of a Mass Dispensing Exercise in a Cities Readiness Initiative Setting
2007
· University of Washington
This article describes a mass dispensing exercise in Seattle, Washington to test the effectiveness of a point of dispensing (POD). It evaluates patient flow, staffing, …
Disaster Research Team Building: A Case Study of a Web-Based Disaster Research Training Program
2012
· University of Washington,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· University of Missouri,
· University of Oklahoma
This case study discusses a web-based disaster research training program at the University of Washington. The program aimed to train researchers and clinicians in disaster …