TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - Clinical features of disaster-related deaths after the Kumamoto earthquake 2016 - comparison with the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 JO - Circulation reports A1 - Sueta, Daisuke A1 - Sakamoto, Kenji A1 - Usuku, Hiroki A1 - Fujisue, Koichiro A1 - Yamanaga, Kenshi A1 - Arima, Yuichiro A1 - Takashio, Seiji A1 - Suzuki, Satoru A1 - Yamamoto, Eiichiro A1 - Kaikita, Koichi A1 - Tsujita, Kenichi SP - 531 EP - 533 VL - 1 IS - 11 N2 - BACKGROUND: Although "disaster-related death" as a category awarded disaster-related compensation includes death not caused by the tragedy itself, the actual definition remains unclear.

METHODS and Results: In the Kumamoto earthquake 2016, compared with the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011, excessive mental and physical stress and suicide were observed significantly more as causes of disaster-related death.

CONCLUSIONS: It is essential to give maximum consideration to refugees to support them while in shelters.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 2434-0790 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0097 ID - ref1 ER -