Title :

Disaster preparedness in french paediatric hospitals 2 years after terrorist attacks of 2015

Author(s) :

Mortamet, Guillaume [Auteur]
Hôpital Necker - Enfants Malades [AP-HP]
Lode, Noella [Auteur]
Hôpital Robert Debré Paris
Roumeliotis, Nadia [Auteur]
CHU Sainte Justine [Montréal]
Baudin, Florent [Auteur]
Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement [UMRESTTE UMR_T9405]
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant [CHU - HCL] [HFME]
Javouhey, Etienne [Auteur]
Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement [UMRESTTE UMR_T9405]
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant [CHU - HCL] [HFME]
Dubos, Francois [Auteur]
METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]
Naud, Julien [Auteur]
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux [CHU Bordeaux]

Journal title :

Archives of disease in childhood

Abbreviated title :

Arch. Dis. Child.

Volume number :

104

Publisher :

BMJ Journals

Publication date :

2018-06-02

ISSN :

1468-2044

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine paediatric hospital preparedness for a mass casualty disaster involving children in both prehospital and hospital settings. The study findings will serve to generate recommendations, ...
Show more >OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine paediatric hospital preparedness for a mass casualty disaster involving children in both prehospital and hospital settings. The study findings will serve to generate recommendations, guidelines and training objectives. METHODS: The AMAVI-PED study is a cross-sectional survey. An electronic questionnaire was sent to French physicians with key roles in specialised paediatric acute care. RESULTS: In total, 81% (26 of 32) of French University Hospitals were represented in the study. A disaster plan AMAVI with a specific paediatric emphasis was established in all the paediatric centres. In case of a mass casualty event, paediatric victims would be initially admitted to the paediatric emergency department for most centres (n=21; 75%). Paediatric anaesthesiologists, paediatric surgeons and paediatric radiologists were in-house in 20 (71%), 5 (18%) and 12 (43%) centres, respectively. Twenty-three (82%) hospitals had a paediatric specialised mobile intensive care unit and seven (25%) of these could provide a prehospital emergency response. Didactic teaching and simulation exercises were implemented in 20 (71%) and 22 (79%) centres, respectively. Overall, physician participants rated the level of readiness of their hospital as 6 (IQR: 5-7) on a 10-point readiness scale. CONCLUSIONS: Paediatric preparedness is very heterogeneous between the centres. Based on the study findings, we suggest that a national programme must be defined and guidelines generated.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CHU Lille
Université de Lille

Collections :

• METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2019-12-09T16:50:28Z
2024-04-17T07:58:48Z