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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 …
Reconsidering the Resources Needed for Multiple Casualty Events: Lessons Learned From the Crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214
This article discusses the resources needed for handling multiple casualty events, using the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 as a case study. It highlights …
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 …
Civilian Hospital Response to a Mass Casualty Event: The Role of the Intensive Care Unit
This article examines the response of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem to terrorist multiple- or mass-casualty events between 1983 and 2004. The study focuses …
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, …
Supporting Your Perinatal Units During COVID-19: Mental Health for Patients and Healthcare Workers
2020
· California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative,
· California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative,
· University of California San Francisco,
· The NEC Society,
· Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
This one-hour, 15-minute webinar, features discussions of mental health for patients and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also addresses the top three concerns …