WRAP-EM Hospital Evacuation Guide for Pediatric Patients

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• Mary King; David McCarthy

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This guide outlines evidence-based strategies for hospital evacuations, emphasizing that full evacuations are rarely necessary. Hospitals must plan for both partial evacuations (within the facility) and complete evacuations (removing all patients). Clinical care should be tailored to each patient and situation. The document includes checklists and steps for hospital staff to follow, including how to keep families together and work with other hospitals.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Physicians

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

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services; Hospitals, Pediatric; Neonatology; Patient Transfer; Pediatrics; Transportation of Patients; Triage

Institutions: Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM)

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