Kids and Terrorism: Supporting Our Kids in Times of Crisis : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Children and Families of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session on Examining the Impact of the Recent Terrorist Crisis and Ongoing Threats to Safety and Security on the Psychological and Emotional Well-being of Children, and how to Better Prepare for Future Emergencies, November 2, 2001U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - 81 pages |
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Page 42 - ... minute than do adults, meaning they would be exposed to larger doses of an aerosolized substance in the same period of time. Also, because such agents (eg sarin and chlorine) are heavier than air, they accumulate close to the ground—right in the breathing zone of children. • Children are also much more vulnerable to agents that act on or through the skin because their skin is thinner and they have a larger skin surface-to-body mass ratio than adults. • Children are more vulnerable to the...
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Page 56 - Pediatric health care facilities (eg, children's hospitals, pediatric emergency departments, and pediatricians' offices) should be included in all aspects of preparation since they are likely to become primary sites for managing child casualties. Financial support should be given to create specialized areas such as isolation zones and decontamination rooms. 4. Government agencies should work to ensure that adequate supplies of antibiotics, antidotes, and vaccines are available to children, that they...
Page 54 - ... teams) can be mobilized when needed. Under the existing structure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency take lead roles in managing chemical-biological events ("consequence management"). These agencies work closely with other federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Energy, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services (including the Food and Drug Administration) and the Environmental Protection Agency.29 The Public Health Service...
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Page 53 - Consequently, skin decontamination with water may result in hypothermia unless beating lamps and other wanning equipment are used. Having less fluid reserve increases the child's risk of rapid dehydration or frank shock after vomiting and diarrhea. Finally, children have significant developmental vulnerabilities. Infants, toddlers, and young children do not have the motor skills to escape from the site of a chemical-biological incident Even if they are able to walk, they may not have the cognitive...