Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM)
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Keeping Kids Safe: What If I Get a Pediatric Patient Exposed to Tear Gas?
This webpage for health care professionals provides guidance on treating children who have been exposed to tear gas or pepper spray. It addresses symptoms, treatment …
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Keeping Kids Safe: Extreme Heat, Pavement Burns, and Chemical Burns
This webpage describes how to keep kids safe from burns caused by extreme heat, hot pavement, and chemicals. It explains that children can get serious …
Radiation Surge Annex Pediatric Workshop
This set of webinar modules provide training to address pediatric focused radiation emergencies to improve disaster training for providers and facilities. They provide content for …
Tear Gas Fact Sheet
The Tear Gas Fact Sheet explains what tear gas is and how it affects people. It describes that tear gas is a chemical used by …
Chemical Surge Planning Workshop - Pediatric Considerations Video Series
The Chemical Surge Planning Workshop focuses on how to handle chemical emergencies with children in mind. It describes important steps and plans needed to protect …
Pediatric Medical Countermeasures: Antidotes and Cytokines for Radiological and Nuclear Incidents and Terrorism
2024
· Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center,
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· Emory University,
· Southern Regional Disaster Response System,
· Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital,
· University of Nebraska Medical Center,
· University of California San Francisco,
· Stanford University,
· Arizona Department of Health Services
This article addresses the lack of studies comparing pediatric indications and dosing for medical countermeasures in radiological and nuclear incidents. Children are especially vulnerable in …