Citation

Toida C, Takeuchi I, Abe T, Hattori J, Hattori K, Takahashi K, Uchiyama M, Honda H, Nakagawa Y, Matsuda K, Asari Y, Morimura N. Disaster Med. Public Health Prep. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-5.

Affiliation

Department of Acute Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine,the University of Tokyo,Tokyo,Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/dmp.2018.127

PMID

30575495

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We quantified an absolute imbalance of the medical risks and the support needs for children at each disaster-based hospital in Kanagawa immediately following the occurrence of a large earthquake by using the risk resource ratio (RRR) and need for medical resources (NMR).

METHODS: The RRR and NMR of 33 disaster-based hospitals were estimated through dividing the estimated number of pediatric victims by the number of critically patients. We calculated the ratio of the NMR of each hospital.

RESULTS: The total number of pediatric victims in Kanagawa was estimated at 8,391. The total number of vacant beds for pediatric victims was 352. The median RRR and NMR of the total number of pediatric victims were 27 and 224. The median RRR and NMR of the number of critically ill pediatric patients were 27 and 12.

CONCLUSIONS: The absolute imbalance of the RRR and NMR for children in Kanagawa was quantified. This suggests that we might embark on preparedness strategies for children in advance. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;page 1 of 5).

Language: en

Keywords

NMR need for medical resources; NVB number of vacant beds; NVBCI number of vacant beds used for critically ill patients; RRR risk resource ratio; disaster base hospital; earthquake disaster; pediatric victim