Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Curriculum Across Emergency Medicine Residencies

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• Lea Ohana-Sarna-Cahan; Alexander Hart; Attila Hertelendy; Amalia Voskanyan; Debra Weiner; Gregory Ciottone
PMID: 38597647DOI: https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.0463

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This article describes a study on pediatric disaster medicine (PDM) training in emergency medicine residency programs. It found that most programs lack PDM training, with only 24 out of 186 responding to the survey. Effective methods for teaching include live drills and simulations. Senior trainees showed low knowledge in key areas like family reunification and mass casualty preparation. Barriers to better education include logistics, lack of time, and limited faculty expertise. The study suggests a need for standardized PDM training across residency programs to improve preparedness skills among emergency medicine residents.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: EMS Clinicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Curriculum; Disaster Planning; Education, Medical, Graduate; Emergency Medicine; Internship and Residency; Pediatrics; Mass Casualty Incidents; Disaster Medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Harvard Medical School; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Florida International University; Boston Children's Hospital

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