Pandemic management in a pediatric hospital.
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
; 52(4): 322-8, 2013 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23406719
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To describe our experiences in the management of the second wave of influenza A H1N1 (pH1N1) pandemic in a tertiary-care children's hospital.METHODS:
An autoethnographic study of the pandemic planning and management committee members involved in managing the second wave of pH1N1 was conducted.RESULTS:
Staffing, surge capacity, communications and emergency operations planning by adding leaders of frontline workers and other key operational roles to the incident management team, and creating a tactical response team emerged as important factors in pandemic management in our hospital. The emergency department visits increased by 50%, necessitating increased staffing of the emergency department. Communications using existing chains of command had to be used to reach frontline staff during the pandemic.CONCLUSIONS:
Incident management teams managing pandemics and other disasters have to be dynamic and create tactical teams to ensure implementation and facilitate bidirectional communication with frontline workers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Influenza Humana
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Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1
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Pandemias
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Centros de Atenção Terciária
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Planejamento em Saúde
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Hospitais Pediátricos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article