論文

国際誌
2021年5月5日

Successful emergency evacuation from a hospital within a 5-km radius of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: the importance of cooperation with an external body.

Journal of radiation research
  • Sawano T
  • ,
  • Shigetomi S
  • ,
  • Ozaki A
  • ,
  • Nishikawa Y
  • ,
  • Hori A
  • ,
  • Oikawa T
  • ,
  • Maeda M
  • ,
  • Tsubokura M

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Supplement_1
開始ページ
i122
終了ページ
i128
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1093/jrr/rraa122

Emergency evacuation during a disaster may have serious health implications in vulnerable populations. After the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) in March 2011, the Japanese central government immediately issued an evacuation order for residents living near the plant. There is limited information on the process of evacuation from medical institutions within the evacuation zone and the challenges faced. This study collected and analyzed publicly available resources related to the Futaba Kosei Hospital, located 3.9 km northwest of the FDNPP, and reviewed the hospital's evacuation procedures. On the day of the accident at the FDNPP, 136 patients were admitted in the aforementioned hospital. The hospital's director received information about the situation at the FDNPP from the local disaster task force and requested the immediate evacuation of all patients. Consequently, four patients, including those with an end-stage condition, died during the evacuation. Early intervention by external organizations, such as the Japan Self-Defense Forces, helped the hospital to complete the evacuation without facing major issues. However, despite such an efficient evacuation, the death of four patients suggests that a significant burden is placed on vulnerable people during emergency hospital evacuations. Those with compromised health experience a heavy burden during a nuclear disaster. It is necessary for hospitals located close to a nuclear power plant to develop a more detailed evacuation plan by determining the methods of communication with external organizations that could provide support during evacuation to minimize the burden on vulnerable patients.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rraa122
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33978184
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8114205
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85105772006&origin=inward
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1093/jrr/rraa122
  • ISSN : 0449-3060
  • PubMed ID : 33978184
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC8114205

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