| Theme | Contingency Plans for Dialysis Treatment | |
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| Title | The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, 1995 and flood damage from typhoon No.23, 2004 | |
| Publish Date | 2006/10 | |
| Author | Tatsuya Morigami | Gojinkai Motomachi HD Clinic |
| Author | Jeongsoo Shin | Gojinkai Motomachi HD Clinic |
| [ Summary ] | Dialysis services are extremely vulnerable during earthquake disasters. We, who are involved in dialysis treatment, have learned many disaster countermeasures since the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake. At that time, sufficient information transmission was not possible because the most frequently used communication system, the telephone, was cut off. The lessons learned here were that creating communication means connecting patients and treatment facilities and that building a communication network between the victims and providers of support was extremely important. Ten years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, Hyogo Prefecture was hit by typhoon No.23 which caused a great deal of damage. The information network prepared by the Association of Dialysis Doctors in Hyogo Prefecture enabled those in charge at the local level to provide information to those on the mailing list. As a result, the extent of damage was easily grasped and appropriate response could be delivered. We must be prepared for future disasters through efforts to create a disaster prevention culture, based on previous experience. |
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