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ForwardPediatric Disaster Management: Modular Training Series
The goal of the Pediatric Disaster Management (PDM) curriculum is to improve the ability of healthcare professionals and disaster responders to safely and effectively care for children during disasters and mass-casualty events. Learners need to recognize and address the unique anatomic, physiologic, developmental, and psychosocial needs of children; apply pediatric-specific principles to disaster preparedness, triage, clinical care, and response; and integrate these principles across prehospital, healthcare facility, and broader disaster-response systems. The activity is designed to improve participants’ knowledge, clinical decision-making, teamwork, and preparedness to provide appropriate pediatric care when usual resources and systems may be disrupted or overwhelmed.
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- EMTs
Learning Objectives
- Assess the unique anatomic, physiologic, developmental, and psychosocial needs of children to guide appropriate care during disasters and mass-casualty events.
- Apply pediatric-specific disaster principles to triage, clinical management, resource allocation, decontamination, and other challenges encountered during disaster response.
- Analyze pediatric disaster preparedness and response needs across prehospital, healthcare facility, and broader emergency-response systems.
- Apply effective interprofessional communication, teamwork, and coordination strategies to support safe, effective pediatric disaster response.