Citation

Ballow S, Behar S, Claudius I, Stevenson K, Neches R, Upperman JS. Am. J. Disaster Med. 2008; 3(3): 171-180.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Society of Disaster Medicine, Publisher Weston Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18666514

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to describe an innovative idea for hospital pediatric victim disaster planning. DESIGN: This is a descriptive manuscript outlining an innovative approach to exercise planning. SETTING: All hospitals. PATIENTS: In this report, we describe a model set of patients for pediatric disaster simulation. RESULTS: An epidemiologically based set of mock victims. CONCLUSIONS: We believe that by enhancing pediatric disaster simulation exercises, hospital personnel and decision makers will be better prepared for an actual disaster event involving pediatric victims.

Language: en