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Oral Rehydration Therapy
This video discusses how to treat dehydration in children using oral rehydration therapy. Dehydration can happen due to illnesses like fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. Oral …
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Pediatric Sepsis [Fact Sheet]
This fact sheet explains that sepsis is a serious condition where the body's response to infection causes severe inflammation, potentially leading to organ failure. It …
Barriers to Pediatric Disaster Triage: A Qualitative Investigation
2015
· Yale New Haven Health System,
· University of British Columbia,
· Brown University,
· Brigham and Women's Hospital,
· University of Massachusetts
This article explores challenges paramedics face when triaging children in disasters. It discusses how paramedics struggle due to unfamiliarity with children's physiology, emotional reactions, and …
Simulation Training with Structured Debriefing Improves Residents' Pediatric Disaster Triage Performance
2012
· Yale University,
· Yale New Haven Health System
This article explores the efficacy of multiple-victim simulations in enhancing pediatric disaster medicine skills for pediatricians, focusing on the JumpSTART triage algorithm. The study involved …
Head-to-Head Comparison of Disaster Triage Methods in Pediatric, Adult, and Geriatric Patients
2013
· University of Louisville,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University,
· Yale New Haven Health System
This comparative study evaluated six disaster triage methods for predicting outcomes in trauma patients of different ages. It describes how the Sacco Score was the …
Preparing for Optimal Outcomes: A Live Evacuation Exercise
This study involved a pediatric trauma center that conducted its first live evacuation exercise. The center in Ohio had 525 beds and over 12,000 employees. …
Pediatric and Neonatal Interfacility Transport: Results From a National Consensus Conference
2013
· University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
· Indiana University,
· Nicklaus Children's Hospital,
· Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center,
· Akron Children's Hospital
This article discusses advancements in pediatric/neonatal interfacility transport over the past decade. The consensus views of experts, including those from the American Academy of Pediatrics' …
Evaluation of Regional Hospitals’ Use of Children in Disaster Drills
This article evaluates how often children are used in disaster drills at community hospitals near Cincinnati, Ohio. It shows that most hospitals do not include …
Comparison of Computerized Patients versus Live Moulaged Actors for a Mass-Casualty Drill
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Harbor-UCLA Medical Center,
· Children's Hospital Los Angeles,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· Yale University
This study compares using computerized patients and live actors with makeup for mass-casualty drills. It describes how medical students performed triage on both types of …
Checklist Use in Evaluating Pediatric Disaster Training
2015
· University of Southern California,
· Medical University of South Carolina,
· Yale School of Medicine,
· University of California, Los Angeles,
· University of California,
· Yale University
This article discusses how checklists can help evaluate pediatric disaster training. Doctors in training used checklists during practice scenarios to manage emergency situations with children. …