Preparedness Focus Areas: Pediatric Preparedness
Pediatric Disaster Toolkit: Hospital Guidelines for Pediatrics during Disasters (2nd Edition 2006)
Beginning in September 2004 through 2006, the BHPP began an intensive effort to assist hospitals to prepare for pediatric victims and their families during disasters. The following guidelines and recommendations reflect a significant part of these efforts.
The Central Brooklyn Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness Planning and the New York Center for Terrorism/Casualty Preparedness have been the institutional leaders in the creation of these documents.
The goal of their efforts is to provide hospitals, especially those that do not normally admit children and for hospitals that do admit children but do not have Pediatric Intensive Care Services, some useful planning strategies and tools for providing protection, treatment, and acute care for pediatric patients during a disaster.
For more information or comments on the Pediatric Disaster Toolkit, contact Katherine Uraneck, MD, at kuraneck@health.nyc.gov.
The 2nd Edition adds two chapters, Section 12. Pediatric Hospital Based Disaster Triage and Section 13. Family Information & Support Center. The document may be downloaded in its entirety or by individual sections based.
