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    Defining Pediatric Trauma Center Resource Utilization: Multidisciplinary Consensus-Based Criteria from the Pediatric Trauma Society
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2023
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Johns Hopkins University, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University at Buffalo
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes how experts from the Pediatric Trauma Society created guidelines to help decide when a child needs resources from a pediatric trauma center. …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Pediatric Mental Health Boarding in US Emergency Departments, 2018-2022
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · Children's National Hospital, 
          
            
            · George Washington University, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University of California, Los Angeles
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes how more children and teens in the US are staying longer in emergency departments because of mental health problems from 2018 to …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Strategies Used by Children’s Hospitals During the 2022 Viral Respiratory Surge
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · St. Joseph’s Health, 
          
            
            · Boston Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN)
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article examines how pediatric hospitals across the U.S. responded to a significant increase in respiratory viral infections in fall 2022. This surge, intensified by …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Telehealth in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2021
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · UC Davis School of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Children's National Hospital, 
          
            
            · George Washington University
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article discusses using telehealth in pediatric emergency medicine. It describes how modern technology helps improve care for children in emergencies. The article explains how …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Universal Level Designations for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in Evacuation
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2022
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 
          
            
            · Stanford University, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM), 
          
            
            · Oregon Health & Science University, 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes a proposal for a 4-tier system to classify pediatric hospital beds during disasters. It highlights the need for clear definitions to manage …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Regional Pediatric Disaster Network Guides Statewide Telehealth Initiation During COVID-19 Pandemic
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2022
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM), 
          
            
            · UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · King County Medical Society, 
          
            
            · Washington State Medical Association
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes how a regional pediatric disaster network helped start telehealth services across Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, many clinics couldn't offer telehealth …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Preventing and Addressing Gun Violence in Schools: Effectively Responding to Incidents of Violence
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 
          
            
            · U.S. Department of Education, 
          
            
            · Minneapolis Public Schools, 
          
            
            · Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMSTA), 
          
            
            · Seattle University, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Heartland Area Education Agency, 
          
            
            · Georgia Department of Education, 
          
            
            · Cahokia School District 187
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This webinar focuses on how to respond effectively to school violence. It features experts who share strategies for preventing gun violence in schools and handling …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    New WHO Prevalence Estimates of Mental Disorders in Conflict Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2019
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · The University of Queensland, 
          
            
            · World Health Organization (WHO), 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · Harvard University, 
          
            
            · Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes updated estimates from the World Health Organization for the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict-affected settings and calculates the burden per 1000 …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2021
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2021
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Oregon Health & Science University, 
          
            
            · University of Tennessee, 
          
            
            · University of Rochester, 
          
            
            · American College of Surgeons, 
          
            
            · UC Davis Health, 
          
            
            · University at Buffalo
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        The article is about the 2021 National Guideline for Field Triage of Injured Patients. It describes how emergency medical services (EMS) decide which injured patients …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Burden and Nirsevimab Effectiveness in Young Children From 2023-2024
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
          
            
            · U.S. Public Health Service, 
          
            
            · University of Rochester, 
          
            
            · University of Cincinnati, 
          
            
            · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 
          
            
            · Vanderbilt University, 
          
            
            · Texas Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Baylor College of Medicine, 
          
            
            · University of Washington, 
          
            
            · University of Pittsburgh, 
          
            
            · Children's Mercy Kansas City
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study looks at the impact of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in young children during the 2023-2024 season. It describes how two new RSV prevention …