SCCM Resource Library-When a Mass Disaster Involves Kids, How Do We Tailor Our Response?

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Video Summary

The video transcript discusses various aspects of responding to mass disasters involving children. The first speaker, Dr. Matthew Borgman, talks about pediatric triage in mass critical care events. He discusses the frequency of children being involved in mass casualty events and reviews various triage algorithms that can be used to determine the severity of a child's injuries and prioritize their treatment. Dr. Borgman also highlights the importance of resources and preparation for such events.<br /><br />The second speaker, Dr. Karen Reuter-Rice, focuses on the issue of keeping families together during a disaster. She emphasizes the need for communication strategies and techniques to ensure that families can be quickly reunited following a mass disaster. Dr. Reuter-Rice discusses the challenges faced in terms of communication and reunification and suggests strategies such as creating emergency plans, having designated contact persons, and using photos and other identifying information to aid in the reunification process.<br /><br />The final speaker, Dr. Jeffrey Upperman, addresses the topic of education in a pediatric mass critical care event. He highlights the importance of just-in-time education and the need for ongoing learning and training in emergency situations. Dr. Upperman also discusses the role of technology in education, the importance of teamwork, and the need for innovative approaches to training and preparing for mass disasters.<br /><br />Overall, the transcript highlights the key challenges and considerations involved in responding to mass disasters that involve children, including triage, communication, reunification, and education. The speakers provide insights and recommendations for addressing these challenges and improving the response to such events.

Asset Subtitle

Pediatrics, Crisis Management, 2020

Asset Caption

The Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress features internationally renowned faculty and content sessions highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine. This is a presentation from the 2020 Critical Care Congress held February 16-19, 2020, in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Learning Objectives

Explore the tools available for triage and their limitations in a pediatric mass casualty event
Discuss techniques and priorities of keeping families together and, if they must be separated, how to ensure that they reunite in a timely fashion
Formulate communication strategies for separated families, particularly when the parents may also be injured and neither party is able to communicate
Delineate just-in-time educational strategies for adult providers for optimizing pediatric outcomes in mass casualty events

Pediatric Triage in a Mass Critical Care Event

Matthew A. Borgman

Keeping the Family Together During a Disaster

Karin Reuter-Rice

Education in a Pediatric Mass Critical Care Event

Jeffrey S. Upperman

Meta Tag

Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Pediatrics

Knowledge Area Crisis Management

Knowledge Level Foundational

Knowledge Level Intermediate

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Select

Membership Level Professional

Membership Level Associate

Tag Resource Allocation

Tag Communication

Tag Education

Year 2020

Keywords

mass disasters

children

pediatric triage

triage algorithms

communication strategies

family reunification

emergency plans

education in mass critical care

technology in education

improving disaster response

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