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Physical development is an important factor for the nurse or HCP to consider when addressing needs for disaster preparedness in children. The developmental stage of a child experiencing disaster must be considered in order to provide appropriate support for both the child and the family. It has been suggested that while pediatric patients are considered a vulnerable population in disaster preparedness, children are not necessarily passive victims and are able to participate in disaster preparedness planning. Assessment of a child’s developmental stage will assist adults in choosing disaster preparedness planning activities that are developmentally appropriate.
In order to assess the developmental stages of children as well as their responses to disaster, theoretical foundations focused on family assessment must also be recognized. Hill’s ABC-X model and developmental trauma theory provide frameworks to assess families and children that will guide appropriate treatment and intervention planning. Developmental assessment also includes the adaptation of treatments and pharmaceutical interventions. These interventions must be customized to the pediatric patient due to differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. This chapter briefly examines family theory and its implications to disaster preparedness, reviews pediatric developmental levels and implications for disaster preparedness, and examines pediatric pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in relation to disasters.
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Silao, L.J. (2020). Physical Development and Disaster Preparedness in Children. In: Goodhue, C., Blake, N. (eds) Nursing Management of Pediatric Disaster. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43428-1_7
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