Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-Machi, Kahoku-Gun, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan.
Department of Medical Information, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-Machi, Kahoku-Gun, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan.
Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 23;14(1):25013. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-75844-w.
Major earthquakes have occurred frequently in Japan throughout history, and the 2024 Noto earthquake is no exception. However, such natural disasters differ in some respects, and specific problems related to these events have also become clear. Kanazawa Medical University Hospital, which was the closest university hospital to the disaster area of the 2024 Noto earthquake, played a crucial role in serving the local community in the wake of the earthquake. The first method used to identify disaster-related patients is to tag them when they are examined by a physician. After confirming that a patient was eligible at the disaster-related patient-determination meeting, patients' medical information was extracted from the tag name. A total of 421 disaster-related patients were transported and hospitalized by day 31. Fifty-two (14.4%) and 48 (13.3%) patients were admitted for orthopedic surgery and respiratory medicine, respectively. Forty (11.1%) and 38 (10.5%) patients were admitted to cardiology and nephrology departments, respectively. These four departments account for 49.3% of the total. The number of hospitalized patients in the nephrology and orthopedic surgery departments was high immediately after the 2024 Noto Earthquake. We also describe new hospital-specific initiatives and recommendations to improve Kanazawa Medical University Hospital's system while sharing another hospital experience.
日本历史上曾频繁发生大地震，2024 年能登地震也不例外。然而，此类自然灾害在某些方面存在差异，与这些事件相关的具体问题也已明朗化。金泽医科大学医院是距离 2024 年能登地震灾区最近的大学医院，在地震发生后，该医院在为当地社区服务方面发挥了至关重要的作用。第一种识别与灾害相关的患者的方法是在医生检查时对其进行标记。在确认患者有资格参加灾害相关患者确定会议后，从标记名称中提取患者的医疗信息。到第 31 天，共有 421 名与灾害相关的患者被运送和住院。52 名（14.4%）和 48 名（13.3%）患者分别因骨科手术和呼吸医学住院。40 名（11.1%）和 38 名（10.5%）患者分别因心脏病学和肾脏病学住院。这四个科室占总数的 49.3%。在 2024 年能登地震后，肾脏病学和骨科病房的住院患者人数很高。我们还描述了新的医院特定举措和建议，以改进金泽医科大学医院的系统，同时分享另一家医院的经验。
