Hospital-based disaster preparedness for pediatric patients: how to design a realistic set of drill victims.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this report is to describe an innovative idea for hospital pediatric victim disaster planning.


METHODS
This is a descriptive manuscript outlining an innovative approach to exercise planning.


METHODS
All hospitals.


METHODS
In this report, we describe a model set of patients for pediatric disaster simulation.


RESULTS
An epidemiologically based set of mock victims.


CONCLUSIONS
We believe that by enhancing pediatric disaster simulation exercises, hospital personnel and decision makers will be better prepared for an actual disaster event involving pediatric victims.
Ballow
Shana
S
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, California, USA.
Behar
Solomon
S
Claudius
Ilene
I
Stevenson
Kathleen
K
Neches
Robert
R
Upperman
Jeffrey S
JS
D002648:Child; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States