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１）Preparation
(1)Personal preparation
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Clothing: Light, safe, easy to put on and take off, armband (which indicates volunteer nurse)
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Kits: Daily necessaries (sleeping bag, foodstuffs, water, etc.)
Equipments necessary for your activities (map, communication tools, medical instruments [blood pressure gauge, stethoscope, etc.], recording chart, etc.) |
(2)Prepare clothing and kits that suit the type and phase of the disaster
E.g., In the case of flood： take work gloves, rubber gloves, goggles, surgical masks, eye drops, gargle, and rain boots
In summer： take kits that prevent heatstroke (hat and salt, etc.)
(3)Check your volunteer insurance
(4)Regard to the duration of activity
considering relations with disaster victims and the volunteers’ fatigue, it is desirable to change with other volunteers after working for about a week
(5)Coordinate schedule with family and workplace
２）Information Gathering
(1)Information to be collected
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Situation of disaster area |
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Support system (information obtained beforehand by referring to ② Assessment of Devastation) |
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Approach (where in the disaster area you are headed for) |
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⇒Check if a disaster management office and a volunteer center have been set up, make sure where these facilities are located, and what kinds of support they provide |
(2)Information resources
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Personal networks (acquaintances, friends) |
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Government agencies such as the public health center, municipal offices, and health center |
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Contact the disaster management office to grasp the overall situation |
(3)Means of information gathering
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Telephone, the Internet, radio, newspapers, etc. |
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Approach to Disaster Area
