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Pediatric-Specific Hazard Vulnerability Analysis: The Missing Component of Regional and Hospital-Based Preparedness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2022

Brandon Kappy Open the ORCID record for Brandon Kappy [Opens in a new window] ,
April Parish ,
Amie Barda ,
Pat Frost  and
Nathan Timm
Brandon Kappy*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
April Parish
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
Amie Barda
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA
Pat Frost
Affiliation:
Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response, National Pediatric Disaster Coalition, Cleveland, OH, USA
Nathan Timm
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
*
Corresponding author: Brandon Kappy, Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Though children comprise a large percentage of the population and are uniquely vulnerable to disasters, pediatric considerations are often omitted from regional and hospital-based emergency preparedness. Children’s absence is particularly notable in hazard vulnerability analyses (HVAs), a commonly used tool that allows emergency managers to identify a hazard’s impact, probability of occurrence, and previous mitigation efforts. This paper introduces a new pediatric-specific HVA that provides emergency managers with a quantifiable means to determine how a hazard might affect children within a given region, taking into account existing preparedness most relevant to children’s safety. Impact and preparedness categories within the pediatric-specific HVA incorporate age-based equipment and care needs, long-term developmental and mental health consequences, and the hospital and community functions most necessary for supporting children during disasters. The HVA allows emergency managers to create a more comprehensive assessment of their pediatric populations and preparatory requirements.

Keywords

children in disastersdisaster preparednesshazard vulnerability analysis
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e199
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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