Prevention of injuries and diseases in non-professional disaster volunteer activities in the Great East Japan Earthquake areas: A preliminary study

Haraoka, Tomoko; Hayasaka, Shinya; Murata, Chiyoe; Ojima, Toshiyuki

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2012.09.005

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“…Some deaths and injuries were due to violence and unstable political environments as opposed to environmental causes or natural disasters. For instance, medical professionals working during the Syrian Arab Republic Civil War were targeted for violence leading to the death of 130 doctors, 50 nurses, and 87 field medic personnel 36 …”

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“…3,27 Additionally, there were five volunteer deaths during the 1997 Nakhodka Sea accident in Japan caused by an oil spill due to lack of awareness and prevention. 35 Heat, flooding, high winds, contaminated water, insects, poor air quality, and dangerous conditions could lead to additional injuries and long-term health effects. Preventative measures, like environmental awareness, surveillance, vehicle safety, hydration, protective gear, weather appropriate clothing, vector control, sunscreen, hand washing, hygiene, and avoidance of hazardous materials, are key to protecting responders from environmental injuries.…”

Section: Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Seven articles addressed various types of injuries sustained by responders. 3,26,29,30,33,35,36 These articles included injuries associated with Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and the Great East Japan Earthquake. 3,29,30,35 One article looked at injuries reported in various natural disasters using data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries from 1992-2006, 26 and another article discussed the outcomes of medical professionals in Syria during the Syrian Arab Republic Civil War.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…3,26,29,30,33,35,36 These articles included injuries associated with Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and the Great East Japan Earthquake. 3,29,30,35 One article looked at injuries reported in various natural disasters using data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries from 1992-2006, 26 and another article discussed the outcomes of medical professionals in Syria during the Syrian Arab Republic Civil War. 36 The time frame for when responders sustained injuries varied, although most physical trauma occurred during early deployment and complications from those injuries typically developed in the first month after deployment.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes Among Disaster and Humanitarian Responders

Garbern

Ebbeling

Bartels

2016

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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The prevalence of mental health disorders in responders may vary more and be higher than previously suggested. Overall health outcomes of responders are likely poorly monitored and under-reported. Improved surveillance systems and risk mitigation strategies should be employed in all disaster and conflict responses to better protect individual responders. Garbern SC , Ebbeling LG , Bartels SA . A systematic review of health outcomes among disaster and humanitarian responders. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016;31(6):635-642.

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A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes Among Disaster and Humanitarian Responders

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Ebbeling

Bartels

2016

Prehosp. Disaster med.

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“…Most previous studies limited attention to presumed high-risk populations within a highly affected area. For example, previous studies included those with cardiovascular diseases [18,19] and diabetes mellitus [20] or other diseases [21-23], the elderly [24-26], evacuees [24-26], children [27,28], workers [29-31], nonprofessional volunteers [32], caregivers [33], and pregnant women [34] in a disaster area. The limited attention seems to have been common among disaster studies.…”

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Aftershocks Associated With Impaired Health Caused by the Great East Japan Disaster Among Youth Across Japan: A National Cross-Sectional Survey

Sugimoto¹,

Shinozaki²,

Miyamoto³

2013

Interact J Med Res

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BackgroundThe Great East Japan earthquake, subsequent tsunamis and the Fukushima nuclear incident had a tremendous impact on Japanese society. Although small-scale surveys have been conducted in highly affected areas, few have elucidated the disaster’s effect on health from national perspective, which is necessary to prepare national policy and response.ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to describe prefecture-level health status and investigate associations with number of aftershocks, seismic intensity, a closer geographical location to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, or higher reported radiation dose in each prefecture even after adjusting for individual socioeconomic factors, by utilizing individual-level data acquired from a national cross-sectional Internet survey as well as officially reported prefecture-level data.MethodsA Japanese government research institute obtained 12,000 participants by quota sampling and 7335 participants were eligible for the analysis in an age range between 17 and 27 years old. We calculated the percentage of people with decreased subjective health in each prefecture after the earthquake. Variability introduced by a small sample size for some prefectures was smoothed using empirical Bayes estimation with a random-intercept logistic model, with and without demographic factors. Multilevel logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for change of subjective health associated with prefecture-level and individual-level factors.ResultsAdjusted empirical Bayes estimates were higher for respondents commuting in the northeast region (Iwate 14%, Miyagi 19%, and Fukushima 28%), which faces the Pacific Ocean, while the values for Akita (10%) and Yamagata (8%) prefectures, which do not face the Pacific Ocean, were lower than those of Tokyo (12%). The values from the central to the western region were clearly lower. The number of aftershocks was coherently associated with decreased health (OR 1.05 per 100 times, 95% CI 1.04-1.06; P<.001) even after adjusting for covariates (OR 1.02 per 100 times, 95% CI 1.00-1.05; 1.32 per 1000 times, 95% CI 1.03-1.71; P=.049). In contrast, seismic intensity of the initial earthquake (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.65-1.17; P=.36), radiation dose (OR 1.16, 95% CI 0.82-1.64; P=.41), and distance from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.99-1.00; P=.66) were not. Change in job condition (OR 2.05, 95% CI 1.72-2.45; P<.001), female (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.19-1.69; P<.001), higher age (OR 1.06 per year, 95% CI 1.02-1.11; P=.005), and duration of evacuation longer than 4 weeks (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.06-1.97; P=.02) seemed to decrease perceived health status.ConclusionsWe found nationwide differences that show decreased health status because of the Great East Japan disaster according to prefecture. The number of aftershocks, change in work conditions, being female, a higher age, and duration of the evacuation were risk factors for the population after the major earthquake, tsunamis, and nuclear incident.

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Designing a model for organizing volunteer personnel in disasters and emergencies in Tehran’s hospitals: an integrated approach of Fuzzy Delphi and interpretative structure modeling (ISM)

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Prevention of injuries and diseases in non-professional disaster volunteer activities in the Great East Japan Earthquake areas: A preliminary study

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A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes Among Disaster and Humanitarian Responders

A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes Among Disaster and Humanitarian Responders

Aftershocks Associated With Impaired Health Caused by the Great East Japan Disaster Among Youth Across Japan: A National Cross-Sectional Survey

Designing a model for organizing volunteer personnel in disasters and emergencies in Tehran’s hospitals: an integrated approach of Fuzzy Delphi and interpretative structure modeling (ISM)

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