NICU Disaster Preparedness: Were We Ready for COVID-19?

• 2020

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• Melissa Winans
PMID: 32874142DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2020.08.015

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This 3-page article discusses neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) disaster preparedness, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes the importance of specialized preparedness for NICUs and the necessity for ongoing disaster planning in healthcare. The pandemic showed that while hospitals had some disaster plans, they weren't ready for a crisis of this size and length. The article highlights lessons learned during COVID-19 and stresses the need to include family separation risks and ethical decision-making in future planning to better protect patients, families, and healthcare workers during disasters.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Hospitals, Pediatric; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Coronavirus Infections; Pandemics; COVID-19

Institutions: Texas Christian University

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