| The earthquake and tsunami - observations by Japanese physicians since the 11 March catastrophe. | |
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PMID: 21722338 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ABSTRACT: Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami on 11 March 2011. Although this catastrophe has caused the most devastating damage to Japan since World War II, we believe that our systematic preparation for disasters somewhat alleviated the damage. Learning lessons from the magnitude 7.3 Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, the government organized approximately 700 medical teams specialized in disaster management. In this earthquake of 2011, hundreds of medical teams were successfully deployed and started operations within the first 72 hours. Furthermore, the internet, which was not commonly used in 1995, made significant contributions in communication among clinicians and enabled them to promptly identify the needs of the affected hospitals. In addition, medical professional societies took leadership in the logistics of transferring victims away from the disaster zone. We also observed that the spectrum of causes of death is distinct between the earthquakes of 1995 and 2011. In 1995, many victims died from trauma, including crash injury, and delays in providing hemodialysis contributed to additional deaths. In 2011, in contrast, many victims died from drowning in the tsunami, and most survivors did not have life-threatening injuries. |
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Soichiro Nagamatsu; Tsuyoshi Maekawa; Yoshihito Ujike; Satoru Hashimoto; Nobuo Fuke; |
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Type: EDITORIAL Date: 2011-6-28 |
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Title: Critical care (London, England) Volume: 15 ISSN: 1466-609X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-7-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9801902 Medline TA: Crit Care Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 167 Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Pulmonary Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street, South East, MMC 276, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. nagamatsu-tky@umin.ac.jp. |
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