Pediatric
Preparedness
April, 2013
Minnesota Department of Health - OEP
FEMA – George Armstrong
Agenda
 Introductions – 15 minutes
 Scenario discussion – 40 minutes
 Key differences in the care of children – 1h
 Introduction to preparedness materials – 45 min
 Table discussion – issues and opportunities –
including report-out – 45 minutes
Workgroup – Thank you!
 Donna Blomquist
 Don Sheldrew
 Christine Chell
 John Hick
 Chuck Hartsfield
 Kristi Moline
 Kayla Keigly
 Kjelsey Kluge
 Paula Kocken
 Tom Schrupp
 Kristin Kim
 Julie Johnson
Process and Timeline
 Identified outcomes: early 2012
 Facility pediatric annex template
 Resource manual for pediatric preparedness
 Regional planning and education
 Workgroup meetings – 2012-2013
 Literature review / review of available
resources - 2012
 Write, review, revise! – 2012
 Regional roll-out – April, 2013
Snowy Hills Hospital
Unfortunately, NOT
FEMA – Michael Rieger
Issue identification
 Blizzard impact on hospital operations?
 Staff?
 Supplies?
 Patient care?
 Environment of care?
 Special considerations?
Issues – Bus Crash
 Transportation
 Pre-hospital treatment
 Safety
 Environment
FEMA – Michael Rieger
Alerting / Command
 Activation / notification process?
 Who reports?
 What resources can you get?
 What outside resources do you have?
Bus Crash Victims
 Truck driver is DRT
 3 critical
 5 year old, unresponsive, head injuries
 8 year old, severe shortness of breath
 6 year old, unresponsive, hypotensive
 6 serious – including open fractures, lacerations
 10 minor – small lacerations, bumps, sprains,
strains
 8 no injuries
Treatment
 Space issues?
 Treatment – who gets a bed? Where
do you put the greens?
 Pediatric Safe area
 Supplies?
 Staff?
 Special considerations?
FEMA – Liz Roll
Transportation
Transportation
 How?
 When?
 Where?
 Other measures?
Other scenarios
 School related
 Structural
 HAZMAT
 Mass violence
 Infectious
 HAZMAT – Hg, CO, Chlorine, household
chemicals, agricultural
 Transportation
Big issues for small kids?
 Preparedness
 Space
 Supplies
 Staff
 Special