The Noto Hanto Earthquake in 2007 and medical activities at the quake devastated region(<Special Issue>The Noto Hanto Earthquake in 2007 (Part1))

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  • 2007年能登半島地震と被災地における医療活動(<特集>2007年能登半島地震 その1)
  • 2007年能登半島地震と被災地における医療活動
  • 2007ネン ノト ハントウ ジシン ト ヒサイチ ニ オケル イリョウ カツドウ

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The Noto Hanto Earthquake in 2007 killed 1 person and injured 318 people in the area of Wajima city, Nanao city, Shika town, and Anamizu town in Ishikawa prefecture. In the area where many houses were destroyed by strong quake, various damages were recorded even in medical institution, such as; disruption of water, destruction of medical devices, cracks and impairment of buildings. Medical institutions in Kanazawa city accommodated patient who were unable to receive dialysis treatment due to water disruption. Immediately after the earthquake, while many victims visited medical institutions for burns and bruise, local doctors and health workers also paid a visit to shelters for victim's healthcare. Numerous medical support teams who dispatched both inside and outside of Ishikawa prefecture provided medical cares in afflicted areas, as well as conducting various activities such as survey of victim's needs. The danger of house collapse and falling locks forced 2,637 victims to live in shelters at a peak period. Many problems arouse such as lack of privacy, and outbreak of contagious disease as gastroenteritis caused by norovirus. There were many urgent challenges for the aged and the physically challenged, as the lack of western style bathroom at the shelter. In Wajima city, approximately 100 elementary and junior high school students were forced to live outside their homes, and abnormal symptoms were perceived among those students. Long-term follow ups are required since the development of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) is concerned. Required response to the earthquake shifted from emergency response to the measures to reconstruct victim's lives; The most afflicted area has been suffering from depopulation and decline of local industries. Quake damages force local communities to experience even more sufferings. Those communities will be faced with more challenges during the course of recovery and reconstruction, such as building provisional housing, rebuilding their houses, and restarting of business operations. Long-term reconstruction support is required in order to minimize the victims' sufferings, starting with the construction of social framework in medical field.

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