| Theme | The Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Dialysis Therapy | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Post Great East Japan Earthquake wide-area medical transportation of great numbers of HD patients | |
| Publish Date | 2012/03 | |
| Author | Mariko Miyazaki | Division of Blood Purification, Tohoku University Hospital / Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author | Yaeko Murata | Division of Blood Purification, Tohoku University Hospital |
| Author | Tae Yamamoto | Division of Blood Purification, Tohoku University Hospital |
| Author | Ikuko Oba | Division of Blood Purification, Tohoku University Hospital / Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author | Hideyasu Kiyomoto | Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author | Takashi Nakamichi | Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author | Keisuke Nakayama | Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| Author | Seiji Ueno | Division of Urology, Kesennuma City Hospital |
| Author | Sadayoshi Ito | Division of Blood Purification, Tohoku University Hospital / Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] | In Miyagi Prefecture, local disaster management systems in chronic dialysis facilities were able to overcome the difficulties presented by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Water trucks were deployed to dialysis facilities that had emergency generators to assure availability of treatment. Available dialysis facilities and core disaster hospitals were particular to the disaster plans for Sendai City. These plans needed to be practical for disaster management of an urban area of one million people. Emergency responses for treatment of the great tsunami victims became a priority during the disaster at core medical centers. Hospitals had to initiate rationing for chronic dialysis patients especially in coastal areas. Therefore, transportation of chronic dialysis patients was necessary. These operations required staging base and wide-area medical transportation via Self-Defense Forces vehicles. Sharing information through a treatment network was effective in accelerating execution of operations and safe transportation for dialysis patients carried out by many organizations. | |