Pediatric Disaster Triage: Small Victims, Big Challenges

• 2019

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• Mark Cicero

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Children are especially vulnerable during disasters, stressing healthcare systems and resources. Primary triage is crucial in organizing chaotic situations, addressing pediatric vulnerabilities, and enhancing communication among responders. Triage decisions impact on-scene treatment, transport, and definitive care choices. The lecture explores pediatric disaster triage, from initial EMS efforts to sorting patients at emergency departments. Dr. Marc Cicero emphasizes the challenges of disasters affecting children, highlighting the need for quick patient sorting and keeping families together to reduce stress. Training healthcare workers in disaster response is vital for improving outcomes for young victims.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Triage; Mass Casualty Incidents; Disaster Medicine; Simulation Training

Institutions: Children's National Hospital

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