@article{ref1,
title="Benefits and drawbacks of using hotels as shelters after a landslide",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2021",
author="Tada, Shinya and Jitsuiki, Kei and Ohsaka, Hiromichi and Yanagawa, Youichi",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: On July 3, 2021, a landslide occurred in part of Atami City, Shizuoka, Japan. <br><br>METHODS: The government of Shizuoka Prefecture requested the dispatch of Shizuoka Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (S-DMATs). <br><br>RESULTS: On day 2, the evacuees were evacuated into 2 hotels (A and B). Hotel A accommodated over 570 independent and dependent evacuees. Hotel B accommodated 44 dependent aged individuals, who lived in the same long-term health-care facility, together with their 11 caregivers. The evacuees in hotel B returned to the previous facility on day 10 without any specific medical problems. The evacuees in hotel A were managed in the guest rooms as family units. Individuals requiring care in guest rooms in hotel A became isolated because they could not call for help or walk. Furthermore, hotel guest rooms were not barrier-free. The S-DMATs supported the evacuees. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Independent evacuees received the maximum benefits from the use of a hotel as a shelter. In contrast, it was difficult for dependent evacuees to benefit from the hotel as it is as a shelter when living alone in the hotel. Dependent evacuees required appropriate support to eat, walk, use the toilet, and keep themselves clean when using a hotel as a shelter.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2021.335",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.335"
}