Provision of Care for Critically Ill Children in Disasters

• 2019

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• Mitchell Hamele; Ramon Gist; Niranjan Kissoon
PMID: 31445612DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.003

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This article explains how children are more affected by disasters than adults. It describes the lack of proper planning to care for children during such events and highlights new regional coalitions that aim to address these gaps. The article also covers important points about planning for pediatric disaster situations, the specific vulnerabilities of children, and how to care for them during different types of disasters.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Critical Care; Critical Illness; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Pediatrics; Triage

Institutions: Tripler Army Medical Center; State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University; University of British Columbia

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