Daniel B. Fagbuyi

Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children

Sarita Chung, Carl R. Baum, Ann‐Christine Nyquist, Steven E. Krug et autres

Chemical and biological events (including infectious disease outbreaks) may affect children disproportionately, and the threat of a chemical or biological attack remains in the United States and worldwide. Although federal programs and funding support a broad range of federal initiatives for public …

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Disaster Preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Wanda Denise Barfield, Steven E. Krug, Kristi L. Watterberg, Susan Wright Aucott et autres

Disasters disproportionally affect vulnerable, technology-dependent people, including preterm and critically ill newborn infants. It is important for health care providers to be aware of and prepared for the potential consequences of disasters for the NICU. Neonatal intensive care personnel can provide specialized …

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Supporting the Grieving Child and Family

David J. Schonfeld, Thomas P. Demaria, Michael W. Yogman, Nerissa S. Bauer et autres

The death of someone close to a child often has a profound and lifelong effect on the child and results in a range of both short- and long-term reactions. Pediatricians, within a patient-centered medical home, are in an excellent position to provide …

Virtual Violence

Dimitri Christakis, David L. Hill, Nusheen Ameenuddin, Yolanda Reid Chassiakos et autres

In the United States, exposure to media violence is becoming an inescapable component of children's lives. With the rise in new technologies, such as tablets and new gaming platforms, children and adolescents increasingly are exposed to what is known as "virtual violence." …

Policy: Ensure medical countermeasures are available for children in disasters

Daniel B. Fagbuyi

Diastolic Hypotension, Troponin Elevation, and Electrocardiographic Changes Associated With the Management of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Children

Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Shekhar T. Venkataraman, J. Carter Ralphe, Noel Spears Zuckerbraun et autres

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the occurrence of, and the factors associated with, diastolic hypotension and troponin elevation or electrocardiogram (ECG) ST-segment changes in a convenience sample of children with moderate to severe asthma receiving continuous albuterol nebulization. METHODS: This was …

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Medical Countermeasures for Children in Public Health Emergencies, Disasters, or Terrorism

Steven E. Krug, Sarita Chung, Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Margaret C. Fisher et autres

Significant strides have been made over the past 10 to 15 years to develop medical countermeasures (MCMs) to address potential disaster hazards, including chemical, biological, radiologic, and nuclear threats. Significant and effective collaboration between the pediatric health community, including the American Academy …

Ensuring the Health of Children in Disasters

Steven E. Krug, Sarita Chung, Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Margaret C. Fisher et autres

Infants, children, adolescents, and young adults have unique physical, mental, behavioral, developmental, communication, therapeutic, and social needs that must be addressed and met in all aspects of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Pediatricians, including primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric …

Providing Psychosocial Support to Children and Families in the Aftermath of Disasters and Crises

David J. Schonfeld, Thomas P. Demaria, Steven Elliot Krug, Sarita Chung et autres

Disasters have the potential to cause short- and long-term effects on the psychological functioning, emotional adjustment, health, and developmental trajectory of children. This clinical report provides practical suggestions on how to identify common adjustment difficulties in children in the aftermath of a …

Pediatric disaster preparedness and response and the nation's children's hospitals

Kristin Lyle, Jerrod D. Milton, Daniel B. Fagbuyi, Roxanna Lefort et autres

OBJECTIVE: Children account for 30 percent of the US population; as a result, many victims of disaster events are children. The most critically injured pediatric victims would be best cared for in a tertiary care pediatric hospital. The Children's Hospital Association (CHA) …

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Hospital Readmissions Among Children With H1N1 Influenza Infection

Thomas V. Brogan, Matt Hall, Marion R. Sills, Evan S. Fieldston et autres

OBJECTIVES: To describe readmissions among children hospitalized with H1N1 (influenza subtype, hemagglutinin1, neuraminidase 1) pandemic influenza and secondarily to determine the association of oseltamivir during index hospitalization with readmission. METHODS: We reviewed data from 42 freestanding children's hospitals contributing to the Pediatric …

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Making Disaster Care Count: Consensus Formulation of Measures of Effectiveness for Natural Disaster Acute Phase Medical Response

Rajesh K. Daftary, Andrea Tania Cruz, Erik J. Reaves, Frederick M. Burkle et autres

INTRODUCTION: No standard exists for provision of care following catastrophic natural disasters. Host nations, funders, and overseeing agencies need a method to identify the most effective interventions when allocating finite resources. Measures of effectiveness are real-time indicators that can be used to …

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