Pediatric Mass Casualty Preparedness

• 2020

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• Alison Perate
PMID: 32792180DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2020.05.002

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This review article focuses on anesthesiologists and their role in pediatric disaster preparedness, particularly in mass casualty incidents (MCIs), which can call for different preparation in comparison to natural disaster events. Anesthesiologists are viewed as leaders in planning and plans should be clear and easy to follow.

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Focus Areas: CBRNE; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Anesthesiology; Child; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Pediatrics; Terrorism; Anesthesiologists; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania

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