This research clarifies the idea of the architectural planning of the first-aid medical stations, which is expected to be prepared as a preparation for the most recent earthquake in the metropolitan area. In this paper, we apply a simulation to reproduce the behavior of patients in a hospital outpatient to elementary school.1) Based on the number of assumed medical staff, how far can the first-aid medical station correspond to the number of victims?2) What is the area required for each function?3) Are there other issues to consider in the future?In this paper, we clarified these issues.
In this study, we examined countermeasures and facility demands when taking in casualties at disaster base hospitals during a disaster. 1. Many institutions had all disaster areas on the access floor and raised many concerns about the flow were raised. 2. The emergency department was designated for the critical care area in many institutions. This factor is effectively increased satisfaction in the ability to appropriately deal with serious illnesses and injuries. And it is shorter distances to scan rooms and ward elevators during emergency use. 3. Close proximity between the triage area and the critical care area was most strongly desired.
The aim of the study is to point out essential and critical factors to be considered at the stage of planning and design of hospitals in the case of suffering from great disasters such as earthquakes, because increasing possibilities are anticipated in hospitals accepting a number of casualties suffered from great disasters which will simultaneously happened in a region. In order to attain the aim, extensive literature and hearing/ observation surveys were carried out targeting to the hospitals attached by Great East Japan Earthquake on March 2011. As the result, several items were pointed out.
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