Focus Area Option: Pediatric Surge Capacity and Capability

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Description: Session 4 of the DRC provided participants with information about the focus area of pediatric surge capacity and capability, including expectations for participation. The benefits of selecting this topic for a DRC improvement project were shared. Details on why it is important to have protocols for various aspects of pediatric surge situations in your hospital’s disaster plan were discussed.

Objectives:

• List the benefits of selecting this focus area for a DRC improvement project.
• Explain why it is important to have protocols for pediatric surge capacity and capability in your hospital’s disaster plan.
• Describe strategies for preparing to address pediatric surge events in various situations (e.g., daily high ED volume, infectious disease epidemics, disaster event [with notice vs a no-notice disaster event]).

Speakers:

• Deanna Dahl-Grove, MD, FAAP
• Kellie Snooks, DO, MPH
• Amyna Husain, DO, FAAP