Current state of emergency medicine in Fukushima 4 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Ikegami, Yukihiro; Konno, Satoshi; Isosu, Tsuyoshi; Obara, Shinju; Hakozaki, Takahiro; Akatsu, Masahiko; Murakawa, Masahiro

doi:10.1136/emermed-2014-204622

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“…Studies examining long-term recovery after similar disasters provide healthcare workers with vital information. Recently published data discuss Japanese recovery of surgical capacity after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake [6][7][8][9]. The Institute of Medicine produces guides for healthcare responses to disasters, including how municipal organizations can partner with international healthcare institutions and clinicians to optimize long-term recovery [10,11].…”

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The Role of International Volunteers in the Growth of Surgical Capacity in Post‐earthquake Haiti

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Haitian post-earthquake local and overall surgical capacity has steadily increased, particularly for provision of subspecialty operations. Surgical volunteers have played a consistent role in the recovery of surgical capacity. An increased focus on access to surgical services and resource-allocation for long-term surgical efforts particularly in the realm of subspecialty surgery may lead to full recovery of surgical capacity after a large and devastating natural disaster.

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The Role of International Volunteers in the Growth of Surgical Capacity in Post‐earthquake Haiti

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changes in public health policies; mental health issues; general illness; legal problems [1]. These problems particularly affect the elderly and children.

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Great East Japan earthquake: anesthetists in Minamisoma

2015

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changes in public health policies; mental health issues; general illness; legal problems [1]. These problems particularly affect the elderly and children. Air radiation levels have decreased through decontamination efforts, but the local population is declining. Social changes include a decrease in the number of children and able workers [2]. We are concerned about the effects of radiation on the children of hospital employees which has the potential to affect staffing levels and lead to fewer hospital beds. If the present trend continues, we will be unable to increase the number of hospital anesthesiologists and hence the number of surgeries performed. The average age of our anesthesiologists is 58.5 years at this time and is progressively increasing. We are very concerned about this situation, which amounts to a medical crisis.

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Impacts of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on healthcare facilities: A systematic literature review

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2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Current state of emergency medicine in Fukushima 4 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

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The Role of International Volunteers in the Growth of Surgical Capacity in Post‐earthquake Haiti

The Role of International Volunteers in the Growth of Surgical Capacity in Post‐earthquake Haiti

Great East Japan earthquake: anesthetists in Minamisoma

Impacts of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on healthcare facilities: A systematic literature review

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