Medical Perspective

Tanigawa, Koichi; Hasegawa, Arifumi

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-02216-1_3

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“…Obtaining the necessary medical treatment for emergency workers with conventional injuries was difficult because several hospitals were closed as a result of the evacuation or sheltering, and some were not prepared to treat patients possibly contaminated with radioactive material [107,108]. Until primary medical care was provided on the site, emergency workers with conventional injuries were transported to one of two local hospitals for treatment [108].…”

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Until primary medical care was provided on the site, emergency workers with conventional injuries were transported to one of two local hospitals for treatment [108].…”

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two triage centres were subsequently established, one on-site and the other in 'J-Village' 74 [3,8,108]. From 1 July 2011, an emergency care facility was established at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP.…”

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From 1 July 2011, an emergency care facility was established at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP. For this facility, medical staff trained to deal with radiation emergencies were recruited from all over Japan [8,108].…”

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consideration needs to be given to remediation 108 of the areas affected by the accident in order to reduce radiation doses, consistent with adopted reference levels. In preparing for the return of evacuees, factors such as the restoration of infrastructure and the viability and sustainable economic activity of the community need to be considered.…”

Section: Off-site Remediation Of Areas Affected By the Accidentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Fukushima Daiichi Accident

Jammal¹,

Vincze²,

Heitsch³

et al. 2012

Le Nucléaire Un an Après Fukushima

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Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Until primary medical care was provided on the site, emergency workers with conventional injuries were transported to one of two local hospitals for treatment [108].…”

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Medical Management Of Emergency Workers 324mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Off-site Remediation Of Areas Affected By the Accidentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Fukushima Daiichi Accident

Jammal¹,

Vincze²,

Heitsch³

et al. 2012

Le Nucléaire Un an Après Fukushima

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What have we learned about health effects more than 40 years after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident? A scoping and process review

Wilson

LaBarge

Stahl

et al. 2022

Risk Hazard & Crisis Pub Pol

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The worst commercial nuclear accident and the first large‐scale voluntary evacuation due to a nuclear event in United States history took place at Three Mile Island (TMI) in 1979. Within a short time, there was a well‐recognized impact of the TMI accident by public health officials and academicians upon mental health of nearby residents—particularly pregnant women. Despite long‐term and detailed follow‐up of this population for cancer outcomes, community concerns continue. Herein, we conduct a scoping and process review of fetal/maternal/child health (MCH) and cancer health outcomes, and consider the findings in light of subsequent accidents. The process evaluation is enhanced by unpublished transcripts of the Pennsylvania Department of Health's (PA DOH) TMI Advisory Panel on Health Research Studies (APHRS), comprised of experts from prominent US research institutions. Research and process strengths included a rapid initial house‐to‐house health census of over 35,000 individuals, intense medical record reviews, in‐person interviews of pregnant women within a 10‐mile radius, and coordination of multiple parallel studies by PA DOH with APHRS collaboration. Major limitations include (1) errors in causal inference, (2) limited radiation exposure assessment, (3) failure to include TMI never‐exposed groups in risk estimates, (4) exclusion of vulnerable populations, (5) nonindexed/never published investigations, and (6) government‐stated need for long‐term MCH follow‐up that was never conducted. Lingering unaddressed actual and perceived risks were identified as major common themes among TMI, Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents. These findings underscore the need for the establishment of mechanisms to ensure long‐term follow‐up and preaccident protocols designed to address major health issues with inclusion of vulnerable populations and perceived risks.

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