Clinical Skill and Knowledge Requirements of Health Care Providers Caring for Children in Disaster, Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Operations: An Integrative Review of the Literature

• 2013

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• Heather Johnson; Susan Gaskins; Diane Seibert
PMID: 23149111DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x12001550

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This article reviews the skills and knowledge needed by military health care providers to care for children during disaster, humanitarian, and civic assistance missions. It describes how 50% of patients in these situations are children, so providers must be prepared. The review found that infectious diseases, vaccines, malnutrition, sanitation, and wound care are key areas of focus. These findings help develop training programs for both military and civilian health workers caring for kids in such settings.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease; Natural Disasters; Trauma

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Altruism; Child Welfare; Civil Disorders; Communicable Disease Control; Disasters; Health Personnel; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Military Personnel; Pediatrics; Relief Work; Sanitation; Wounds and Injuries; Databases, Bibliographic; Malnutrition; Disaster Medicine

Institutions: Uniformed Services University; University of Alabama

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