TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Disease and injury trends among evacuees in a shelter located at the epicenter of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, Japan
JO  - Archives of environmental and occupational health
A1  - Yorifuji, Takashi
A1  - Sato, Takushi
A1  - Yoneda, Toru
A1  - Kishida, Yoshiomi
A1  - Yamamoto, Sumie
A1  - Sakai, Taro
A1  - Sashiyama, Hiroshi
A1  - Takahashi, Shuko
A1  - Orui, Hayato
A1  - Kato, Daisuke
A1  - Hasegawa, Taro
A1  - Suzuki, Yoshihiro
A1  - Okamoto, Maki
A1  - Hayashi, Hideki
A1  - Suganami, Shigeru
SP  - 284
EP  - 291
VL  - 73
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1933-8244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2017.1343238
ID  - ref1
ER  -