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References and Selected Readings

1. Chemical-biological terrorism and its impact on children: a subject review. American Academy of Pediatrics. Commitee on Environmental Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases.  Pediatrics 2000;105:662-70.

2. Redlener I, Markenson D. Disaster and terrorism preparedness: what pediatricians need to know. Dis Mon 2004;50(1):6-40.

3. Kelen GD, McCarthy ML. The science of surge. Acad Emerg Med 2006;13(11):1089-94.

4. Leung TF, Ng PC, Cheng FW, et al. Infection control for SARS in a tertiary paediatric centre in Hong Kong. J Hosp Infect 2004;56(3):215-22.

5. Waisman Y, Aharonson-Daniel L, Mor M, et al. The impact of terrorism on children: a two-year experience. Prehosp Disaster Med 2003;18(3):242-8.

6. Children's Hospital, Boston. Disaster Plan. 2004. (Internal document.)

7. Kelen GD, Kraus CK, McCarthy ML, et al. Inpatient disposition classification for the creation of hospital surge capacity: a multiphase study. Lancet 2006;368(9551):1984-90.

8. Romig LE. Pediatric triage: a system to JumpSTART your triage of young patients at MCIs. JEMS 2002;27(7):52-8, 60-3.

9. Frush K, Hohenhaus S. Pediatric Mass Casuality Incident Guidelines. Duke University Health System, Emergency Medical Services for Children. Available at http://dukehealth1.org/deps/MCI_Duke_Protocol_April04.pdf, 2004. Accessed December 12, 2008.

10. Wasiman L, Amir M, Mor Z, et al. Prehospital response and field triage in pediatric mass casualty incidents: the Israeli experience. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med 7(1):52-8.

11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Smallpox Homepage. Available at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/index.asp. 2005. Accessed December 12, 2008.

12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/gl_isolation_ptII.html. 2004. Accessed December 12, 2008.

13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Updated interim domestic infection control guidance in the health-care and community setting for patients with suspected SARS. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/infectioncontrol.htm. 2005. Accessed December 12, 2008.

14. Katona P. Bioterrorism preparedness:  practical considerations for the hospital and the physician. Infect Med 2004;21(9):427-32.

15. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Strategic National Stockpile. Available at http://www.bt.cdc.gov/stockpile. 2005. Accessed December 12, 2008.

16. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act. National Conference of commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Available at National Association of State EMS Directors Web site: http://www.nasemso.org/documents/UEVHPA_Final_Nov07.pdf. Accessed December 12, 2008.

17. Shemesh E, Keshavarz R, Leichtling N, et al. Pediatric emergency department assessment of psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress. Psychiatr Serv 2003;54(9):1277-81.

18. Bernardo LM, Kaspar P. Pediatric implications in bioterrorism: education for healthcare providers. Disaster Manag Response 2003;1(2):52-3.

19. Wheeler DS, Poss WB. Mass casualty management in a changing world. Pediatr Ann 2003;32(2):98-105.

20. Pediatric disaster preparedness guidelines. Illinois Emergency Services for Children.Illinois Department of Public Health; 2005. Available at: http://www.luhs.org/depts/emsc/peddisatserguide.pdf. Accessed December 12, 2008.

21. Schultz CH, Stratton SJ. Improving hospital surge capacity: a new concept for emergency credentialing of volunteers. Ann Emerg Med 2007;49(5):602-9.

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AHRQ Publication No. 09-0014
Current as of January 2009


Internet Citation:

Pediatric Hospital Surge Capacity in Public Health Emergencies. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0014, January 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/pedhospital/


 

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