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Professional Nursing Support Network Project
Message from the Project Team
We conduct initial research and on-site investigations to continuously collect data on nursing needs in disasters. In the event of a disaster above a certain scale, we will contact organizations or individuals in the disaster area or neighboring areas to collect disaster-related information, including conditions of the disaster area and damage extent; when necessary, we will go to the disaster area to conduct on-site investigations. In the past two years, we conducted 79 initial researches and eight on-site investigations, and held debriefing sessions to grasp and discuss the situation of networked activities and problems. In the future, to establish a methodology for disaster nursing services, we will refine our publication “Tips on Nursing Volunteer Activities in the Event of Disaster (Emergency and Medium-term Support for Evacuees),” based on the analysis of information collected through various activities.
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【Advance preparation for supporting vulnerable populations in a disaster】
Creating individual disaster response manuals for patients using artificial respiration devices.
The Fukuzaki Health and Welfare Office Committee on Dealing Collaboratively with Chronic Diseases organized a meeting on the above theme, in which we participated as advisors. The meeting took place on February 8th, 2007. Fukuzaki Health and Welfare Office public health nurses reported on the process of creating individual disaster response manuals with patients using intracanalicular artificial respiration devices, their family care givers, and people involved in supporting home care. Based on this report, opinions were exchanged among health workers and supporters on ways to incorporate this experience into disaster preparedness, and ways to optimize the role of each person.
Patients relying on artificial respirators and other high technology medical equipment are at high risk in a disaster. While they need to be prepared at all times for unexpected disasters, this is not usually the case. The report highlighted the fact that the collaborative process in which these individual disaster response manuals were made was important in raising disaster awareness among patients, their families, and other care givers. (Reporter: Ushio)
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【Health Problems Connected to the Nobeoka Tornado Disaster】
On September 17th, 2006, Typhoon 13 ("Shan Shan") passed in a north-easterly direction over western Kyushu, including Miyazaki Prefecture. On the afternoon of that day, 3 tornadoes struck Miyazaki prefecture. One of these tornadoes (150-250m across, traveling 7.5km on the ground) struck the city of Nobeoka. The forward speed of this tornado was 20m per second or 70km per hour. The tornado is reported to have left 3 people dead, 143 injured, and 765 houses damaged. A preliminary survey was carried out on November 10th to assess what kind of problems existed regarding health and daily life, whether any support could be offered, and what kind of activities should be carried out in the case of future tornado disasters.
Continuation is here.
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| Photo 1: Nobeoka city seen from Atago-yama viewpoint |
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| Photo 2: Damaged house |
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Research Section for Support Network Establishment
The Professional Nursing Support Network Project
13-71 Kitaojicho Akashi, Hyogo 673-8588 JAPAN
The 21st Century Center of Excellence Program Office
TEL: +81-78-925-9610 FAX: +81-78-925-0872
E-mail: office@coe-cnas.jp
Project leader: Kumiko Ii
Collaborative researcher: Tomoe Watanabe, Yuko Ushio, Masumi Tsuda, Sachiko Ando, Chizu Usui, Kaori Ono, Akiyo Hosomi, Nobuko Matsuda, Misako Seto, Syuhei Arao, Naka Nakajima, Kyoko Kubo, Rumiko Sogabe, Masae Fushimi, Chikashi Kidoguchi,Seiko Matsushita, Hiromi Ito, Akiko Sakai, Yutaka Kanazawa, Hiroko Kuroda, Keiko Fukagawa,Hatsue Sugimoto, Yuki Tano, Mariko Ohara, Tatsue Yamazaki, Kiyoko |
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Research Section for Support Network Establishment :
The Professional Nursing Support Network Project
