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Medical Emergency
Preparedness - Pediatrics Resources
Page
The MEP-P Project, in conjunction with the AAPP,
is dedicated to preparing Alaska for the care of
its children in the event of a disaster.
The links on this page are a compilation of
education and research on pediatric emergency
preparedness.
Community Resources |
Health Care Provider
Resources
For details on the MEP-P Project including
meeting summaries and reports, visit:
MEP-P History and Info
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Community Resources
For families, teachers, childcare providers and
other community organizations.
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AAP Children and Disasters
American Academy of Pediatrics general information
and links about terrorism and preparedness.
AAP Emergency Preparedness for Children with
Special Health Care Needs
Checklists and information to help prepare families
with special needs.
AAP Family Readiness Kit: Preparing
to Handle Disasters
Developed by families for families.
AAP Children's Health Topics: Disasters
Compendium of resources for families and
pediatricians
AAP PedFACTS - Pediatric First Aid for Caregivers
and Teachers
Information on a course for non-health providers
working with children.
AK Prepared: School
Preparedness
Guidelines for schools in building plans and
preparedness
Alaska Department of Public Health
Links to state preparedness, pandemic flu and other
safety information.
Channing Bete educational literature
Manufacturer of safety and public health
literature, often seen in schools and doctor's
offices.
FEMA for Kids: Resources for Parents
and Teachers
Information, activities and projects about
preparedness.
Get Ready for Flu.org For Kids
A great resource with games, puzzles and kid
friendly language.
March of Dimes Information for Families With
Infants .pdf
Disaster preparation specifically for new
families.
March of Dimes Information for Pregnant Mothers
.pdf
Disaster preparation guidelines from MOD.
Municipality of Anchorage Office of
Emergency Management
Guidelines for keeping yourself and family safe in
an emergency. Includes link to the Anchorage All
Hazards plan.
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Municipality of Anchorage Child
Care Facility Planning Guide .pdf
A comprehensive guide to aid Anchorage area day
care centers and preschools in emergency
preparedness.
National Center for Missing and
Exploited Youth Disaster Preparedness Page
Some novel ideas for keeping families together and
safe in confusing situations.
Pandemic Flu.gov Alaska Site
State specific info on pandemic preparedness, as
well as excellent general info on pandemic flu.
Providence Alaska's Emergency Planning
page
Links to useful information on home first aid and
emergency kits.
Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A
Community Planning Guide .pdf
Comprehensive Mass Casualty Event considerations for
community planners.
Ready.gov - Prepare. Plan. Stay
Informed
Dept. of Homeland Security's home emergency
preparation site with specific guidelines for making
a home kit.
SAMHSA Tips for Talking to Children
After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and
Teachers .pdf
Concise advice for emotional and behavioral
issues.
Standing Together: An Emergency
Planning Guide for America’s Communities
.pdf
Joint Commission of Accredidation for Health Care
Organizations guide to preparedness.
Stay At Home Tool-kit for Pandemic
Flu .pdf
A comprehensive and easy to understand booklet from
Montgomery County in Maryland.
Trauma Information Pages: Disaster
Mental Health
Comprehensive resource for discussing and dealing
with disaster related emotional trauma.
Trust for America's Health:
Protecting the Public from Disease and Disasters,
2007
A watchdog organization with information on each
state's preparedness efforts.
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Health Care Provider Resources
For EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses, Physicians
and Administrators.
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Pediatric Emergency
Courses and Training
MEP-P Just In Time training development and
information on existing courses such as
PEPP.
Disaster
Ethics
A number of papers discussing ethical considerations
during disasters. Includes MEP-P Technical
Recommendations.
AAP Chemical-Biological Terrorism
and Its Impact on Children
Looking specifically at terrorism aimed at
children
AAP Disaster Preparedness to Meet
Children's Needs
A clear overview of specific pediatric emergency
needs.
AAP Children's Health Topics: Disasters
A compendium of resources for families and
pediatricians.
AAP Hurricane
Katrina Supplement
A special issue from the
American Academy of Pediatrics detailing the trials
of various institutions after Katrina.
AAP Pandemic Influenza: Warning, Children
at Risk .pdf
an AAP article with general information for
pediatricians about pandemic flu.
AAP The Pediatrician and Disaster
Preparedness
Overview of emergency planning and a
pediatrician's necessary role.
AAP Psychosocial Implications of
Children in Disaster: A Guide for the
Pediatrician
Examining pediatric behavioral health in relation to
traumatic incidents.
Alaska Chapter of the American Academy of
Pediatrics
Includes listings of weekly Grand Rounds
Alaska Chapter of Emergency Nurses
Association
Information and education for emergency nurses.
Alaska Emergency Medical Services
for Children
AK EMSC information. Look at the downloads section
for some great self training.
Alaska Nurse Alert System
ANAS is a statewide volunteer nurse database. Submit
your info here and learn about continuing
education.
Alaska Primary Care Association
Focusing on rural Alaska, APCA's goal is to
provide all Alaskan's with primary care.
Alaska Public Health Training
Network
Sign up for the state of Alaska's distance
learning preparedness training here.
Anchorage Emergency Operations Center
Physician's Guidlines .doc
MOA's one page reference for physician's
emergency preparedness.
ASHNA 6th
annual Hospital Preparedness
Conference
Selected relevant presentations from the January
2008 conference in Anchorage, Alaska.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Disaster Resource and Training Center
CHLA is developing a comprehensive disaster training
and preparation center.
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Emergency Care for
Children: Growing Pains
National Acadamies Press provides
full text chapters from the above book: Improving Emergency Preparedness
and Response for Children Involved in
Disasters ; Arming the Emergency Care Workforce
with Pediatric Skills
EMS-C Pediatric Equipment
Guidelines
Emergency Medical Services for Children's links
to EMS equipment lists.
NYC Healthcare PREPARES: Pediatric Disaster
Toolkit
Links to New York City's Pediatric Disaster
Toolkit for hospitals.
NIMH Helping Children and
Adolescents Cope with Disasters: What Rescue Workers
can Do .pdf
National Institute of Mental Health's advice
for first responders.
NIMS Training Courses: IS100, IS200, IS700 and IS800
The required National Incident Management System
courses in online format. Start with IS700.
Northwest Center For Public Health
Practice - Hot Topics in Preparedness
NWCPHP holds monthly innovative web-based
presentations on current preparedness topics.
Archives of past presentations are available,
including the discussion of Barrow's 2007 RSV
incident which inspired the MEP-P Project.
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness:
Resource Utilization not Resource Re-creation
.pdf
Paul Sirbaugh's Presentation from a January
'08 Hospital Surge Capacity Conference in
Dallas
Pediatric Preparedness for Disasters and Terrorism:
A National Consensus Conference .pdf
Executive summary of a 2003 conference
Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster
Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians .pdf
A comprehensive resource for doctors, from basic
disaster preparedness to medical conditions of
bioterror agents.
Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce
Resources: A Community Planning Guide .pdf
Comprehensive Mass Casualty Event considerations for
institutions and communities.
Standing Together: An Emergency Planning
Guide for America’s Communities .pdf
Joint Commission of Accredidation for Health Care
Organizations guide to preparedness.
SUNY Albany School of Public Health
Center for Preparedness
One Thursday a month this school hosts a webstreamed
presentation on a preparedness related topic.
Schedule and archives are here.
Trauma Information Pages: Disaster Mental
Health
Comprehensive resource for discussing and dealing
with disaster related emotional trauma.
Trauma Information Pages: General
Guidlelines for Caretakers
Dr. Bruce Perry's paper on helping grieving
children.
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