Investigation of damage to hemodialysis hospitals by Hanshin-Awaji disaster. A report from the spot.

Sekita Ken-ichi

doi:10.4009/jsdt.28.1025

Hyogo Medical Association for Dialysis investigated the demage to hemodialysis hospitals in Hyogo prefecture by Hanshin-Awaji disaster.<br>Establishments were partially destroyed in 64 hospitals (62.7%) including 4 hospitals with heavy damage. As regards hemodialysis equipments, RO units were destroyed in 39.2% of hospitals investigated, supplying units for dialysate in 20.6% and bed-side dialysis consoles in 12.7%. The water supply was suspended in 50 hospitals for a mean period of 12.8±11.0 days. 43 hospitals received water wagon services. It is, however, not enough so that 15 hospitals must have kept water by their own efforts. As regards communication system, it was impossible to use telephones in 18.6% of hospitals investigated, public telephones in 11.8% and portable telephones worst in 31.4%. 36 hospitals suffered from shortage of clinical staff because some employees suffered from the disaster themselves and some lost means of land communication. 26 of those hospitals got some assistance for clinical staff, but the rest did not.<br>It is necessary to establish communication system and social support system to hemodialysis therapy which function even in a large-scale disaster based on this experience.

Investigation of damage to hemodialysis hospitals by Hanshin-Awaji disaster. A report from the spot.

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