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Strategic National Stockpile: Overview and Ventilator Assets
The article discusses the importance of the Strategic National Stockpile in providing critical medical assets during national emergencies. It highlights the inclusion of portable ventilators …
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Perinatal Nursing in Uncertain Times: The Katrina Effect
This article explores the shared experiences of perinatal nurses who provided care in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Through in-depth interviews, nurses reflected on themes …
Neonatal Nursing Care Issues Following a Natural Disaster: Lessons Learned from the Katrina Experience
This article discusses the lessons learned by neonatal nurses from a massive evacuation of sick and at-risk infants in a metropolitan area after a natural …
Pediatric Tabletop Exercise Toolkit for Hospitals, 2nd edition
This toolkit helps hospitals prepare for pediatric disasters. It describes how to plan and conduct tabletop exercises to improve hospital readiness and teamwork during emergencies …
Children and Disasters: Understanding Vulnerability, Developing Capacities, and Promoting Resilience – An Introduction
2008
· Colorado State University
The article is about how children are affected by disasters and what can be done to help them. It describes the ways in which children …
Research with Children Exposed to Disasters
2008
· University of Oklahoma
The article discusses the challenges in conducting child disaster research, highlighting logistical issues and shortcomings in current research methodologies. It points out the tendency to …
When the Levee Breaks: Treating Adolescents and Families in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
2008
· University of Miami
The article is about helping teens and families after Hurricane Katrina. It describes how the storm caused stress, trauma, and substance abuse problems for many …
Chemical Exposure Preparedness for Emergency Departments in a Midwestern City
2008
· OhioHealth System
This article examines the readiness of hospitals in a large Midwestern city to treat 50 patients exposed to terrorist chemical agents or industrial chemicals. Surveys …
Disaster Drill Exercise Documentation and Management: Are We Drilling to Standard?
This article discusses a study that compared the documentation and medical care provided during a pediatric disaster drill with routine care at the same institution. …
Simulation of a Hospital Disaster Plan: A Virtual, Live Exercise
2008
· University of Alberta
The article discusses the development and implementation of a virtual, live exercise using a standardized patient database to evaluate an emergency department disaster plan. The …