This September 2009 issue of the journal, Clinical Pediatric
Emergency Medicine, is being made available to you electronically,
free-of-charge, for a limited time. The issue is titled, "Pediatric
Disaster Readiness" and includes articles drafted by Michael Shannon, MD,
MPH, FAAP and many other AAP member disaster preparedness experts. Much
thanks to the editors Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP and Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP for
their work on this issue and their support of making this information
available to AAP members. This was made possible by Theresa Monturano on
behalf of the publisher Elsevier Inc.
Also, please see the following message from Dr Krug, 2010 chairperson of
the AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council:
"With the one year anniversary of the untimely passing of our
dear friend Dr Michael Shannon nearly upon us, I thought I would reach out to
you to encourage you to continue your work to promote pediatric disaster
preparedness. We will likely never be able to fill the void that was
created on March 10th last year (2009), as Michael was such an exemplary physician,
teacher, scientist, leader, role model, and mentor. As many of you know, Dr
Shannon was a vocal advocate for the further development and deployment of
pediatric medical countermeasures. The AAP DPAC continues to move forward with
an agenda for addressing gaps related to this. We are currently working with
the FDA and NICHD to encourage movement in regards to two specific
agents - pralidoxime and midazolam.
March 10th should prompt us to fondly remember Michael. It
should also spur us to recall his tireless advocacy on behalf of children.
It would be truly wonderful if each of you would commemorate his death by
taking one step to get more involved in promoting preparedness. This might
include getting involved in your community to ensure that children's issues
are addressed as early as possible in the development of disaster preparedness
programs and activities. Or, it might include taking steps to ensure that
pediatric experts are included in all levels of disaster planning and
response.
Thank you for your efforts to promote a greater understanding of the
unique needs of children and families and inspire others, as Michael inspired
us, to urge all involved parties to consider those needs as they plan for
disasters."
Steven Krug
Chair, AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council
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Table
of Contents - page
i
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Editorial
Board - page
ii
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Guest Editor's
Preface: Pediatric Disaster Readiness: How Far
Have We Come?
Sarita Chung
pages 123-125
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Preface: The Unfinished Symphony
Steven Krug
pages 126-127
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Pediatric
Preparedness for Disasters: Where Are We Now? Current Challenges and
Future Directions
Michael Shannon, Carl R. Baum
pages 128-129
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Preparation
for Terrorist Threats: Biologic and Chemical Agents
Fred M. Henretig
pages 130-135
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Preparation
for Terrorist Threats: Radiation Injury
David Siegel
pages 136-139
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Preparation
for Terrorist Threats: Explosive Devices
Deborah A. Mulligan, Leonard Levy, Cecilia F. Rokusek
pages 140-143
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Preparing
for Natural Disasters
Mark Waltzman, Eric Fleegler
pages 144-148
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Lessons
Learned From Disasters Affecting Children
Debra L. Weiner
pages 149-152
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Mental
Health Concerns
David J. Schonfeld
pages 153-155
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The
Role of Pediatric Health Care Providers
Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Jeffrey Upperman
pages 156-158
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Challenges
Facing Pediatric Preparedness
Katherine Mason, Michael R. Anderson
pages 159-161
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The
Future of Pediatric Preparedness
George Foltin, Irwin Redlener
pages 162-163
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Protecting
Children During Disasters: The Federal View
Terry Adirim
pages 164-172
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Pediatric
Mass Casualty: Triage and Planning for the Prehospital Provider
Kristin Lyle, Tonya Thompson, James Graham
pages 173-185
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Principles
of Pediatric Decontamination
Dennis Heon, George L. Foltin
pages 186-194
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Family
Reunification—Concepts and Challenges
Alan L. Nager
pages 195-207
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Addressing
Disaster Mental Health Needs of Children: Practical Guidance for
Pediatric Emergency Health Care Providers
David J. Schonfeld, Robin H. Gurwitch
pages 208-215
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Pediatric
Aspects of Hospital Preparedness
Stephen Monteiro, Michael Shannon, Thomas J. Sandora, Sarita Chung
pages 216-228
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Developing
Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Performance Measures
David Markenson, Steven Krug
pages 229-239
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Tribute to Michael
Shannon
Michele Burns Ewald, Kenneth D. Mandl
pages 240-244
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