Addressing Children's Needs in Disasters: A Regional Pediatric Tabletop Exercise

• 2018

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• Sarita Chung; Aaron Gardner; David Schonfeld; Jessica Franks; Marvin So; Eric Dziuban
PMID: 29332616DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017%2Fdmp.2017.137

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This study assessed the impact of a tabletop exercise on pediatric preparedness during public health emergencies. 22 people participated in the exercise: 12 pediatricians and 10 public health officials from the 5 states in Federal Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas). They worked together on a smallpox outbreak scenario and identified over 100 strategies to enhance communication and collaboration, boosting their knowledge and confidence in handling such emergencies. The exercise highlighted the importance of collaboration between pediatricians and public health officials.

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Hazards: Infectious Disease; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child Welfare; Communicable Disease Control; Communication; Disaster Planning; Pediatrics; Public Health; Public Health Practice; Smallpox; Teaching; Needs Assessment; Geographic Mapping

Institutions: Boston Children's Hospital; Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center; University of Southern California; Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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