TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Benefits and drawbacks of using hotels as shelters after a landslide
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Tada, Shinya
A1  - Jitsuiki, Kei
A1  - Ohsaka, Hiromichi
A1  - Yanagawa, Youichi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.335
ID  - ref1
ER  -