AN ACTIVITY REPORT OF PHYSICIANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE, REGARDING THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

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  • FUKUDA HIROSHI
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • WATANABE YUKIKO
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • MATSUDA NAOTO
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • OIKE MIKI
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • HANIU TOMOMI
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • YOKOKAWA HIROHIDE
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE
  • NAITO TOSHIO
    DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE, JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE

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  • 東日本大震災における順天堂大学医学部総合診療科医師の活動
  • ヒガシニホン ダイシンサイ ニ オケル ジュンテンドウ ダイガク イガクブ ソウゴウ シンリョウカ イシ ノ カツドウ

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The tsunami and fire resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011, caused damage over a large area and destroyed the local healthcare system. Therefore, the disaster-hit areas required various types of medical support. Many doctors from the Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, contributed to this effort.<br>Some doctors who happened to be traveling on the Shinkansen on the day the disaster struck provided healthcare to other passengers and helped them until they reached home. Doctors also went to the coastal areas where the extent of the damage was unclear, in order to assess the medical requirements there. Other important aspects were providing medical examinations in evacuation shelters and controlling the spread of infection among the evacuees. To supplement the local healthcare system, which had been devastated, the doctors also set up and participated in a medical consultation system that utilized information technology. Furthermore, to prevent disaster-related deaths after the emergency period, pneumococcal vaccines were provided free of charge.<br>The skills required to tackle the situation were very diverse and included those pertaining to areas such as acute disease care, chronic malady management, infection management, and disease prevention. However, all these aspects are handled by doctors as part of their daily duties and they are skilled at handling them. On the basis of the experience obtained during this period, we will reexamine physicians’ roles in General Medicine and prepare them for future disasters.

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