Resources

Los Angeles County emergency medical services agency hospital preparedness program

15 ’til 50 Mass Casulty Incident Toolkit

To help hospital staff receive a surge of 50 or more patients within 15 minutes of notification of a mass casualty incident

EMSC INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT CENTER

Crisis-Specific Resources

To assist with disaster response and recovery

eastern great lakes consortium for pediatric disaster response

Disaster and Families of Children with Disabilities: What Every Health Care Provider Needs to Know

To position your community to “Be Ready” for a disaster

American College of emergency physicians and American academy of pediatrics

Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs

To assure prompt and appropriate care for children with special health care needs

Pediatric disaster centers of excellence

Gulf 7 – Pediatric Disaster Network

To ensure that emergency medical care is available to every family
at all stages of the disaster cycle spectrum

administration for strategic preparedness and response

HHS Child and Adolescent Health Emergency Planning Toolkit

To provide guidance for addressing the needs of children and youth with special health care needs

Pediatric Pandemic Network

Hospital Surge Recommendations and Resources for Pediatric Care

To support immediate response to the ongoing surge of pediatric patients in children’s and community hospitals and to guide planning and preparation for future surges

U.s. centers for disease control and prevention

Hurricane Dashboard

To explore data on population characteristics, health burden, and environmental characteristics; develop strategies for hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery; and minimize health risks and improve resilience

Florida EMs for children advisory committee disaster liaison and disaster committee chair

Mass Casualty Incident/Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response Procedure

To identify the elements necessary to prepare and respond in a coordinated
fashion to an all-hazard mass/multiple-casualty incident (MCI) to efficiently triage, treat, and transport victims of an MCI

Florida PEDReady

Modified JumpSTART Badge Buddies

A mass casualty triage tool

EMSC INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT CENTER

Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Toolkit

To help hospital administrators and leadership incorporate essential pediatric considerations into existing hospital disaster policies and additional resources

National Pediatric Disaster Coalition

Pediatric Disaster Resources

To help advance community preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery for infants, children, and their families in disasters

Western Regional AlLiance for Pediatric Emergency Management

Pediatric Surge Playbook

To provide considerations, potential response strategies, and supporting resources for the most common major challenges experienced by healthcare organizations and interagency groups during a pediatric surge

U.S. Centers for disease control and prevention

Ready Wrigley Prepares for Hurricanes Educational Activity Book

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers communication resources, including materials for children. Topics include coping after a disaster and preparing for extreme heat and hurricanes. Florida EMSC adapted the “Ready Wrigley Prepares for Hurricanes” educational activity book. Copies are available upon request. Available in English and Spanish.

Florida

Statewide Post-Storm Resources

To assist people with recovering from a storm

national academies: Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

The Action Collaborative on Disaster Research: Symposium on Pediatric Disaster Science

To scope perspectives, information, and scientific needs related to disasters affecting children