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Addressing Pediatric Mental Health During COVID-19 and Other Disasters: A National Tabletop Exercise.
2021
· University of California at Irvine,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Washington State Department of Health,
· UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
This article describes a national exercise to help professionals understand and use PsySTART, a system for identifying mental health risks in children after disasters like …
The Initial Response to the Boston Marathon Bombing: Lessons Learned to Prepare for the Next Disaster
2014
· Brigham and Women's Hospital,
· Tufts Medical Center,
· Massachusetts General Hospital,
· Boston Medical Center,
· Boston Children's Hospital
This report describes the medical response to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, highlighting how quick actions, preparation, and teamwork led to good outcomes for …
Understanding Pediatric Surge in the United States
2024
· Stanford Medicine,
· Boston Children's Hospital
The evolution of pediatric surge in the United States, from theory to practice, is crucial as disasters, whether natural or human-made, increase in frequency. Children, …
The 4 S's of Disaster Management Framework: A Case Study of the 2022 Pediatric Tripledemic Response in a Community Hospital
This article describes how a community hospital in Massachusetts handled the 2022 "tripledemic," which caused a surge in sick children needing emergency care. With more …