Near-Term Strategies to Improve Pediatric Surge Capacity During Infectious Disease Outbreaks

• 2015

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This report, requested by ASPR in 2014, assesses national readiness for a surge of critically ill, contagious pediatric patients. It identifies gaps in transport capacity, emergency services, and hospital readiness, recommending improvements in pediatric surge capacity. The National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD) emphasizes the importance of coordinated efforts, pre-planned transportation, and stakeholder collaboration to enhance community readiness and national pediatric transport capabilities during infectious disease outbreaks.

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Hazard: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child Health Services; Disaster Planning; Disease Outbreaks; Emergency Medical Services; Hospital Planning; Hospitals, Pediatric; Pediatrics; Public Health; Pediatricians; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Surge Capacity; Pandemic Preparedness

Institutions: The National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD); Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

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