Citation

Nagata T, Kimura Y, Ishii M. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 2012; 27(2): 213-215.

Affiliation

1Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S1049023X1200060X

PMID

22587878

Abstract

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011. In the first 10 days after the event, information about radiation risks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was unavailable, and the disaster response, including deployment of disaster teams, was delayed. Beginning on March 17, 2011, the Japan Medical Association used a geographic information system (GIS) to visualize the risk of radiation exposure in Fukushima. This information facilitated the decision to deploy disaster medical response teams on March 18, 2011.Nagata T, Kimura Y, Ishii M. Use of a geographic information system (GIS) in the medical response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(2):1-3.

Language: en