Care of children in a natural disaster: lessons learned from the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami

The Great East Japan earthquake was one of the most devastating natural disasters ever to hit Japan. We present features of the disaster and the radioactive accident in Fukushima. About 19,000 are dead or remain missing mainly due to the tsunami, but children accounted for only 6.5 % of the deaths....

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Published in:Pediatric surgery international 2013-10, Vol.29 (10), p.1047-1051
Main Authors: Yonekura, Takeo, Ueno, Shigeru, Iwanaka, Tadashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Disaster Planning - organization & administration
Disasters
Earthquakes
Emergency Medical Services - methods
Humans
Japan
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Relief Work - organization & administration
Review Article
Surgery
Tsunamis
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Summary:The Great East Japan earthquake was one of the most devastating natural disasters ever to hit Japan. We present features of the disaster and the radioactive accident in Fukushima. About 19,000 are dead or remain missing mainly due to the tsunami, but children accounted for only 6.5 % of the deaths. The Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons set up the Committee of Aid for Disaster, and collaborated with the Japanese Society of Emergency Pediatrics to share information and provide pediatric medical care in the disaster area. Based on the lessons learned from the experiences, the role of pediatric surgeons and physicians in natural disasters is discussed.
ISSN:0179-0358
1437-9813
DOI:10.1007/s00383-013-3405-6