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福島県立医科大学学術成果リポジトリ = Fukushima Medical University Repository >
福島医学会 = The Fukushima Society of Medical Science >
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science >
Vol.61 (2015) >
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| Title: | Early stage responses of intensive care units during major disasters: from the experiences of the great east Japan earthquake |
| Authors: | Shimada, Jiro
Tase, Choichiro
Tsukada, Yasuhiko
Hasegawa, Arifumi
Iida, Hiroshi |
| Affiliation: | 救急医療学講座
放射線災害医療学講座
麻酔科学講座 |
| Source title: | Fukushima Journal of Medical Science |
| Volume: | 61 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start page: | 32 |
| End page: | 37 |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | The present study investigated the role of intensive care units (ICU) during disasters, including the responses of our ICU following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. Our ICU comprises 8 beds for postoperative inpatients and those with rapidly deteriorating conditions; 20 beds in an emergency unit for critically ill patients; and 17 beds for neonates. It is important to secure empty beds when a major disaster occurs, as was the case after the Great Hanshin Earthquake, due to the resulting large numbers of trauma patients. Therefore, each ICU section cooperated to ensure sufficient space for admissions following the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, unlike the Great Hanshin Earthquake, securing beds was ultimately unnecessary due to the nature of the recent disaster, which also consisted of a subsequent tsunami and nuclear accident. Therefore, air quality monitoring was required on this occasion due to the risk of environmental radioactive pollution from the nuclear disaster causing problems with artificial respiration management involving atmospheric air. The variability in damage arising during different disasters thus requires a flexible response from ICUs that handle seriously ill patients. |
| Publisher: | The Fukushima Society of Medical Science |
| Publisher (Alternative foam): | 福島医学会 |
| language: | eng |
| URI: | http://ir.fmu.ac.jp/dspace/handle/123456789/459 |
| Full text URL: | http://ir.fmu.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/123456789/459/1/FksmJMedSci_61_p32.pdf |
| ISSN: | 0016-2590
2185-4610 |
| DOI: | 10.5387/fms.2014-35 |
| PubMed ID: | 25946909 |
| Related Page: | http://doi.org/10.5387/fms.2014-35 |
| Rights: | © 2015 The Fukushima Society of Medical Science |
| Appears in Collections: | Vol.61 (2015)
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