Establishment of a Medical System for Emergency Radiation Exposure (One local city in Japan)

Introduction: Japan is the only country to have experienced atomic bombings and still has many nuclear power plants. In 2011, a plant accident occurred during major magnitude 9.0 earthquake, there was great deal of concern about radiation exposure medicine for public. It necessary provide appropriate medicine. Method: The facility located within IAEA's UPZ, in event an emergency, it medical care large number people exposed radiation, so advanced built 2015 (the surrounding population approximately 300,000). Results: basics are: 1) priority, 2) prevention spread radioactive materials, 3) protection our responders from exposure. Everything whole body assessments, contamination examinations due exposure, procedures (including procedures), decontamination were able be performed. also equipped with WBC (whole counter) that can assess internal A support system other facilities being developed region by forming team respond Conclusion: With current system, not will handled, but CBRNE such services future. For this reason, repeated training human resource development are very important.