Evacuation of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Sandy

• 2014

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• Michael Espiritu; Uday Patil; Hannaise Cruz; Arpit Gupta; Heideh Matterson; Yang Kim
PMID: 25384488DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-0936

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In this article, authors share experiences during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 when New York University Langone Medical Center safely evacuated 21 neonates from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to other hospitals in New York City within 4.5 hours. Lessons learned include the need for clear command structure, backups, situational awareness, regional coordination, flexibility, and attention to families and neonatal transport resources for NICU disaster planning.

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Hazards: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

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

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Academic Medical Centers; Cooperative Behavior; Disaster Planning; Infant, Newborn; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; New York; New York City; Patient Care Team; Electric Power Supplies; Interdisciplinary Communication; Cyclonic Storms; Emergency Shelter

Institutions: New York University

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