2020
Improving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles
Gross IT, Goldberg SA, Whitfill T, Liebling S, Garcia A, Alfano A, Hasdianda A, Cicero MX. Improving Pediatric Administrative Disaster Preparedness Through Simulated Disaster Huddles. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2020, 15: 352-357. PMID: 32172716, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildDisaster PlanningEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInservice TrainingMass Casualty IncidentsConceptsPediatric EDMass casualty incidentsEmergency department staffFunctional exercisePatient outcomesDisaster preparedness effortsDisaster preparednessDepartment staffFurther studiesDidactic sessionsCasualty incidentsOverall scoreAppropriate trainingPreparedness effortsHuddlesTraining paradigmPreparednessTabletop Application of SALT Triage to 10, 100, and 1000 Pediatric Victims
McGlynn N, Claudius I, Kaji AH, Fisher EH, Shaban A, Cicero MX, Santillanes G, Gausche-Hill M, Chang TP, Donofrio-Odmann JJ. Tabletop Application of SALT Triage to 10, 100, and 1000 Pediatric Victims. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2020, 35: 165-169. PMID: 32054549, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x20000163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-rater reliabilitySingle level 1 trauma centerLevel 1 trauma centerKappa testTrauma patients ageNumber of patientsLife-saving interventionsPoor inter-rater reliabilityHypothesis/ProblemCohen's kappa testPatient agePediatric patientsTrauma centerPediatric victimsPatientsTriage categorizationTriage processSALT triageTriageIncreasing percentageInjuryRaters
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
2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptions
2017
Pediatric Disaster Triage System Utilization Across the United States
Nadeau NL, Cicero MX. Pediatric Disaster Triage System Utilization Across the United States. Pediatric Emergency Care 2017, 33: 152-155. PMID: 27055165, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000680.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
On Shaky Ground
Whitney RE, Burke RV, Lehman-Huskamp K, Arora G, Park DB, Cicero MX. On Shaky Ground. Pediatric Emergency Care 2016, 32: 520-524. PMID: 26999584, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000681.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Checklist use in evaluating pediatric disaster training.
Burke RV, Lehman-Huskamp K, Whitney RE, Arora G, Park DB, Mar P, Cicero MX. Checklist use in evaluating pediatric disaster training. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2015, 10: 285-94. PMID: 27149309, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2015.0210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Computerized Patients versus Live Moulaged Actors for a Mass-casualty Drill
Claudius I, Kaji A, Santillanes G, Cicero M, Donofrio JJ, Gausche-Hill M, Srinivasan S, Chang TP. Comparison of Computerized Patients versus Live Moulaged Actors for a Mass-casualty Drill. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2015, 30: 438-442. PMID: 26265451, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x15004963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDo You See What I See? Insights from Using Google Glass for Disaster Telemedicine Triage
Cicero MX, Walsh B, Solad Y, Whitfill T, Paesano G, Kim K, Baum CR, Cone DC. Do You See What I See? Insights from Using Google Glass for Disaster Telemedicine Triage. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2015, 30: 4-8. PMID: 25571779, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x1400140x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Going Viral
Chung S, Fagbuyi D, Lozon MM, Johnson T, Nager AL, Cicero MX, Dahl-Grove D, Costello BE, Krug SE. Going Viral. Pediatric Emergency Care 2013, 29: 1159-1165. PMID: 24168878, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3182a9e613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.ChildDisaster PlanningEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHealth Care SurveysHealth Facility MovingHospitals, PediatricHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanIntensive Care Units, PediatricMasksPandemicsPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingPractice Guidelines as TopicTertiary Care CentersTrauma CentersUnited StatesConceptsCDC guidelinesInfluenza plansInfluenza pandemic preparedness plansPatient testingH1N1 influenza pandemicPandemic influenza plansPandemic preparedness plansPersonal protectionED surgePrevention guidelinesSurge planPediatric volumeMulticenter surveyH1N1 pandemicEmergency physiciansInfluenza pandemicUS EDsNational guidelinesResponse ratePatient treatmentDisease controlPercent of institutionsHospitalConvenience sampleClinical leaders
2009
Impact of an Educational Intervention on Residents' Knowledge of Pediatric Disaster Medicine
Cicero MX, Blake E, Gallant N, Chen L, Esposito L, Guerrero M, Baum CR. Impact of an Educational Intervention on Residents' Knowledge of Pediatric Disaster Medicine. Pediatric Emergency Care 2009, 25: 447-451. PMID: 19564807, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e3181ab78af.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness
Cicero MX, Baum CR. Pediatric Disaster Preparedness. Pediatric Emergency Care 2008, 24: 478-481. PMID: 18633312, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31817e2f2d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research