Practical considerations for providing pediatric care in a mass casualty incident.
Children have unique physiologic and developmental characteristics that need to be considered. Plans for pediatric care during mass casualty incidents (MCIs) need to be developed. This article highlights challenges in providing care to children after MCIs and provides considerations for providing pediatric care.
Hohenhaus
Susan McDaniel
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Pediatric Emergency Department, Duke University, Box 3055, Durham, NC 27710, USA. susan.hohenhaus@duke.edu
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