Disease and injury trends among evacuees in a shelter located at the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, Japan.
作者信息
Yorifuji Takashi, Sato Takushi, Yoneda Toru, Kishida Yoshiomi, Yamamoto Sumie, Sakai Taro, Sashiyama Hiroshi, Takahashi Shuko, Orui Hayato, Kato Daisuke, Hasegawa Taro, Suzuki Yoshihiro, Okamoto Maki, Hayashi Hideki, Suganami Shigeru
机构信息
a Department of Human Ecology , Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University , Okayama , Japan.
b Kokura Memorial Hospital , Kitakyushu , Japan.
出版信息
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2018;73(5):284-291. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2017.1343238. Epub 2017 Jul 20.
Two huge earthquakes struck Kumamoto, Japan, in April 2016, forcing residents to evacuate. Few studies have reported early-phase disease and injury trends among evacuees following major inland earthquakes. We evaluated the trends among evacuees who visited a medical clinic in a shelter located at the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. The clinic opened on April 15, the day after the foreshock, and closed 3 weeks later. We reviewed medical charts related to 929 outpatient visits and conducted descriptive analyses. The evacuees experienced mild injuries and common diseases. The types of diseases changed weekly. Elderly people needed medical support for longer than other age groups. Future earthquakes may be inevitable, but establishing arrangements for medical needs or making precautions for infectious diseases in shelters could reduce the effects of earthquake-related health problems.
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