The Benefits of Designing a Stratification System for New York City Pediatric Intensive Care Units for Use in Regional Surge Capacity Planning and Management

• 2010

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• Christiana Campbell
PMID: 20361242DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-010-9268-z

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This article discusses the importance of assessing and surging pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) resources in New York City (NYC) during disasters. It highlights the lack of detailed surge capacity plans in NYC hospitals with PICUs, hindering their ability to reach full surge capacity. The article emphasizes the need to identify pediatric resources in each PICU hospital before a disaster to set appropriate surge capacity goals and acquire necessary additional resources. It proposes a NYC PICU surge stratification system to assist physicians, hospitals, and city agencies in regional surge capacity planning for critical pediatric patients, focusing on clinical criteria and resources.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child Health Services; Critical Care; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services; Health Resources; Hospital Bed Capacity; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; New York City; Regional Health Planning; Triage; Emergency Service, Hospital; Surge Capacity

Institutions: State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University

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