Practical considerations for providing pediatric care in a mass casualty incident.

Nurs Clin North Am

Pediatric Emergency Department, Duke University, Box 3055, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Published: September 2005

Children have unique physiologic and developmental characteristics that need to be considered. Plans for pediatric care during mass casualty incidents (MCIs) need to be developed. This article highlights challenges in providing care to children after MCIs and provides considerations for providing pediatric care.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2005.04.014DOI Listing

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