Effect of a Blackout in Pediatric Patients With Home Medical Devices During the 2011 Eastern Japan Earthquake

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• Tojo Nakayama; Soichiro Tanaka; Mitsugu Uematsu; Atsuo Kikuchi; Naomi Hino-Fukuyo; Tetsuji Morimoto
PMID: 23452913DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2013.02.001

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This article describes the impact of the 2011 Eastern Japan earthquake on children using home medical devices. During the blackout, many sought help at hospitals for electricity. The study found that 75% of new pediatric admissions were technology-assisted patients, mainly due to power shortages. These patients stayed in hospitals for an average of 11 days. Most families faced fuel shortages and communication issues with medical centers. It suggests that disaster plans should include backup power sources and better communication methods to support these vulnerable patients during emergencies.

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Focus Areas: Infrastructure Failure; Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Disasters; Earthquakes; Electricity; Hospital Administration; Hospitals; Japan; Pediatrics; Electric Power Supplies; Respiratory Insufficiency

Institutions: Tohoku University

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