2021
Preparedness for Pediatric Office Emergencies: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Study
Abulebda K, Yuknis ML, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Pearson KJ, Rousseau R, Diaz MCG, Brown LL, Wing R, Tay KY, Good GL, Malik RN, Garrow AL, Zaveri PP, Thomas E, Makharashvili A, Burns RA, Lavoie M, Auerbach MA. Preparedness for Pediatric Office Emergencies: A Multicenter, Simulation-Based Study. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2020038463. PMID: 34433688, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-038463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesEmergency carePreparedness scorePediatric primary care officePrimary care officesPediatric office settingCase performance scoresMulticenter cohortMultivariable analysisRespiratory distressMulticenter studyPediatric guidelinesPercentage adherenceCare officesIndependent practiceNational cohortOffice preparednessPediatric emergenciesPediatric officesOffice emergenciesAmerican AcademyOffice settingEmergency preparednessUnweighted percentagesMedical services
2019
A tabletop school bus rollover: Connecticut-wide drills to build pediatric disaster preparedness and promote a novel hospital disaster readiness checklist.
Cicero MX, Golloshi K, Gawel M, Parker J, Auerbach M, Violano P. A tabletop school bus rollover: Connecticut-wide drills to build pediatric disaster preparedness and promote a novel hospital disaster readiness checklist. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2019, 14: 75-87. PMID: 31637688, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2019.0318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric disaster preparednessEmergency medical servicesSurge capacityPediatric disaster responseAlternate care siteTabletop exerciseHospital disaster plansPublic health officialsPrehospital organizationsPediatric bedsPediatric guidelinesPediatric readinessHealthcare workersCare sitesNational guidelinesPrehospital responseHospital checklistsEMS personnelInpatient capacityConnecticut CoalitionHospitalHealth officialsDisaster preparednessMedical servicesComplete survey responses