@article{ref1,
title="Disease and injury trends among evacuees in a shelter located at the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, Japan",
journal="Archives of environmental and occupational health",
year="2018",
author="Yorifuji, Takashi and Sato, Takushi and Yoneda, Toru and Kishida, Yoshiomi and Yamamoto, Sumie and Sakai, Taro and Sashiyama, Hiroshi and Takahashi, Shuko and Orui, Hayato and Kato, Daisuke and Hasegawa, Taro and Suzuki, Yoshihiro and Okamoto, Maki and Hayashi, Hideki and Suganami, Shigeru",
volume="73",
number="5",
pages="284-291",
abstract="Two huge earthquakes struck Kumamoto, Japan in April 2016, forcing local residents to evacuate. Few studies have reported early-phase disease and injury trends among evacuees following major inland earthquakes. We evaluated the trends among evacuees who visited a medical clinic in a shelter located at the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. The clinic opened on April 15, the day after the foreshock, and closed 3 weeks later. We reviewed medical charts related to 929 outpatient visits and conducted descriptive analyses. The evacuees experienced mild injuries and common diseases. The types of diseases changed on a weekly basis. Elderly people needed medical support for longer than other age-groups. Future earthquakes may be inevitable, but establishing arrangements for medical needs or making precautions for infectious diseases in shelters could reduce the impacts of earthquake-related health problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1933-8244",
doi="10.1080/19338244.2017.1343238",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2017.1343238"
}