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PRIORITIZATION OF PEDIATRIC CBRNE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDS

David Siegel1, Kandra Strauss-Riggs2, Scott Needle3

  • 1Medical Officer, Eunice Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, 6100 Executive Blvd., Room 4B17, Bethesda, MD, 20892, (703) 307-4673.

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
|January 15, 2015
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric clinicians need better disaster preparedness training for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) events. Recent developments enable affordable creation of vital educational materials to improve care for children during disasters.

Area of Science:

  • Disaster Medicine
  • Pediatric Emergency Preparedness
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Children are uniquely vulnerable to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) attacks.
  • A significant gap exists in disaster preparedness training for clinicians caring for pediatric populations.
  • Over a decade after 9/11, many healthcare providers still lack essential skills for CBRNE events.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of recent advancements facilitating the creation of affordable CBRNE educational materials for pediatric care.
  • To highlight the development of a comprehensive pediatric disaster preparedness curriculum.
  • To improve the readiness of the healthcare workforce to address pediatric needs in CBRNE incidents.

Main Methods:

  • Convening a pediatric disaster preparedness conference in 2011 by the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH).
  • Identifying target audiences and essential role-specific CBRNE curriculum content.
  • Leveraging recently developed and vetted educational content for pediatric CBRNE diagnosis and treatment.

Main Results:

  • Groundwork laid for a pediatric disaster preparedness curriculum, including audience and content identification.
  • Significant progress in developing and vetting essential pediatric education and training content for CBRNE effects.
  • Availability of resources to create affordable, just-in-time educational materials.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating developed educational efforts can create a better-trained workforce for pediatric disaster response.
  • Enhanced training is crucial for addressing the specific needs of children in CBRNE events.
  • Affordable and accessible educational materials are key to improving pediatric disaster preparedness.

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