Community Engagement and Pediatric Disaster Readiness in a Large Urban Disaster Resource Hospital Network: The Case of "The Great California ShakeOut"

• 2012

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• Darshi Balasuriya; Ellen Iverson; Rita Burke; Jeffrey Upperman
PMID: 22700029DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/dmp.2012.24

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This article describes how 11 hospitals in Los Angeles County prepared for an earthquake drill called "The Great California ShakeOut." The study found that most hospitals did not fully test their ability to care for children during a disaster. Few included children as mock victims, and there was little focus on pediatric needs. The lack of coordination with other community groups was also noted as a problem. It suggests that better planning and teamwork with different community organizations are needed to improve readiness for disasters involving children.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: California; Communication; Community Participation; Cooperative Behavior; Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Hospitals, Pediatric; Inservice Training; Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Los Angeles; Pediatrics; Urban Population; Community Networks

Institutions: Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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