Citation

Hamele M, Gist RE, Kissoon N. Crit. Care Clin. 2019; 35(4): 659-675.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, BC Children's Hospital, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, UBC, Child and Family Research Institute, B245 - 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.003

PMID

31445612

Abstract

Children are affected by all types of disasters disproportionately compared with adults. Despite this, planning and readiness to care for children in disasters is suboptimal locally, nationally, and internationally. These planning gaps increase the likelihood that a disaster will have a greater negative impact on children when compared with adults. New voluntary regional coalitions have been developed to fill this gap. Some are pediatric focused or have pediatrics well integrated into the greater coalition. This article discusses key points of pediatric disaster planning, specific vulnerabilities, and the care of children in general and in specific disaster situations.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Children; Critical illness; Disaster; Injuries; Mass critical care; Pediatrics; Trauma