Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the Setting of Child Care

Gaines, Sherry K.; Leary, Janie M.

doi:10.1097/00003727-200407000-00013

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“…M ass casualty events (MCEs) may result from the forces of nature, such as earthquakes or hurricanes, and the disruptive acts of humankind in the form of terrorist acts. [1][2][3][4] The frequency of terrorist acts is high worldwide and is particularly high in Israel, a fact that forces health systems to prepare themselves for the difficult and prolonged task of coping with MCEs. Although acts of terror affect all age groups of the civilian population, some of them focus only on harming children.…”

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“…There are no epidemiologic data concerning children affected by MCEs in Israel and no unique recommendations to enable the Ministry of Health to prepare for coping with such pediatric casualties. [1][2][3][4]8 Descriptions do exist of health care workers feeling a lack of confidence, fear, and uncertainty regarding potentially dealing with MCEs involving children. 3 Accordingly, we designed a study to examine the level of readiness of emergency department (ED) staff to cope with such an event.…”

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“…In other cases, they may not be able to report to work because of family responsibilities. 2,13 It is important that these issues be investigated and addressed.…”

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“…In addition, they were asked to characterize each factor and name it in an identifying manner. The names given to the factors were: (1) perceptions regarding the probability of MCEs occurring with children only; (2) perceptions regarding the probability of MCEs occurring with adults only or combined with children; (3) perceptions and self-evaluation of the ability to cope with MCEs involving children in terms of both knowledge and skills; (4) perception and self-evaluation of the ability to cope with MCEs involving adults in terms of both knowledge and skills; (5) perception and selfevaluation of mental ability to cope with MCEs involving children; and (6) perception and self-evaluation of mental ability to cope with MCEs involving adults. Two additional items examined the caregivers' perceptions toward the support they (the caregiver) would receive from their own family members when faced with MCEs involving children in comparison with those involving adults.…”

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Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Mass Casualty Events Involving Children

Rassin

Avraham

Nasi-Bashari

et al. 2007

Disaster Management & Response

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confidence: 99%

“…In other cases, they may not be able to report to work because of family responsibilities. 2,13 It is important that these issues be investigated and addressed.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Toolmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Mass Casualty Events Involving Children

Rassin

Avraham

Nasi-Bashari

et al. 2007

Disaster Management & Response

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“…This is not unusual in emergency situations. Despite instructions from adults, children stressed by an emergency evacuation can panic and fail to flee from dangerous situations (Gaines et al, 2004).…”

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Sex difference in choice of concealed or exposed refuge sites by preschool children viewing a model leopard in a playground simulation of antipredator behavior

Coss

2016

Int. j. psychol. res.

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The current study of preschool children characterizes a semi-natural extension of experimental questions on how human ancestors evaded predation when encountering dangerous felids. In a pretend game on a playground, we presented full-size leopard and deer models to children (N = 39) in a repeatedmeasures experimental design. Prior to viewing the model presented 15-m away, each child was instructed by the experimenter to go where she or he would feel safe. The rationale for this study was based on the anthropological construct of "sexual dinichism," positing that, during the Pliocene, smaller-bodied hominin females engaged in more arboreal behavior than larger-bodied males. Consistent with this construct, our previous simulation research using images of an African rock outcrop showed that, after viewing a lion, girls preferred a tree as refuge rather than a crevice or large boulder whereas boys did not differentiate these refuge sites. In this follow-up study, we predicted that, after viewing the model leopard, the preschool girls would differ from the boys by not choosing enclosed refuge sites analogous to the crevice. Analyses of a contingency table for the leopard model supported this hypothesis by yielding a significant interaction of sex and refuge location (p = .031, d = .76), the source of which was a reliably larger percentage of girls not choosing concealed refuge (p = .005, d = 2.3). The interaction of sex and refuge location for the model deer was not significant (p > .5). Our findings suggest that, in contrast to the deer, the girls selected exposed playground refuge sites rather than concealing ones to maintain visual contact with the leopard as a contingency for future action.

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Knowledge and Behaviors of Parents in Planning for and Dealing with Emergencies

2008

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In recent years, a number of large-scale disasters have occurred both locally and internationally, heightening our awareness of potential dangers. If a disaster were to occur at a school, there is the potential for a large number of children to be injured or affected in some way. The school community includes not only the staff and students who are on campus each day, but also students' parents and the surrounding neighborhood. How parents react during emergencies and disasters at schools is likely associated with their knowledge and perceptions of emergencies and disasters. Parents' preparedness levels and their planned response to a school-based emergency and how schools plan and manage for these reactions have not been explored. Utilizing a mixed methods design that included surveys, semi-structured interviews and focus groups with members of the communities in two South Los Angeles school districts, this study aims to provide an overview of parents' levels of emergency and disaster preparedness and the challenges they face in preparing for these events. Additionally, parents' planned responses to a school-based emergency or disaster are discussed as well as the challenges that schools may face as a result. Data from this study confirm that there are a number of challenges related to parents' planned response to a school-based emergency, including an expected inundation of parents to the schools, lack of communication between schools and parents and language barriers. Recommendations for schools are provided to take advantage of parent populations to better integrate them into schools' emergency planning processes.

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Public Health Emergency Preparedness in the Setting of Child Care

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Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Mass Casualty Events Involving Children

Emergency Department Staff Preparedness for Mass Casualty Events Involving Children

Sex difference in choice of concealed or exposed refuge sites by preschool children viewing a model leopard in a playground simulation of antipredator behavior

Knowledge and Behaviors of Parents in Planning for and Dealing with Emergencies

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