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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
Published on: August 25, 2014
California NICU disaster preparedness
Fatima Eskandar-Afshari1, Douglas N Carbine2, Ronald S Cohen1
1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Objective:
NICU patients are disproportionately affected by any disaster due to their vulnerability and highly specialized care needs that require a multitude of resources. Research in disaster preparedness and its effect on NICU patients is limited.
Study Design:
From March to May 2018, NICUs across California participated in a survey designed to assess their preparedness for a disaster.
Results:
Of the 84 responding units, 99% were urban, 73% were nonprofit, and 65% were community NICUs. As for NICU participation in hospital training exercises for disaster preparedness, 10% did not participate in annual drills, 44% did once a year, 36% did twice a year, and 10% did more than two times per year.
Conclusion:
We showed that many NICUs had redundant systems in place and plans for various disasters; however, there is not consistent participation by NICUs in hospital training exercises for disaster preparedness.
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