Introduction: On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake with a 9.0 magnitude struck northeastern coast of Japan. The death toll reached 15,892 and 2,576 people were reported missing. Tohoku University Fukushima Medical University, both which are located in affected prefectures, responded massively to disaster. Method: To deal next disaster, universities established “Conductor type Huma...

Emergency Medicine in Jamaica has evolved rapidly over the past 20 years and has gained recognition as a specialty. A residency training programme has been established, trademark life support courses are now available, moves to develop areas of sub-specialization have begun and an emergency medicine association has been formed. There has been an increase in the diagnostic modalities in the main...

This research paper is focused on the qualities of leadership exhibited by public administrators in the field of emergency management in East Asia, particularly in the Chinese and Japanese cultures, and how they navigate the uncharted waters of this new field in a traditional culture. Beginning with a general examination of the cultural and societal influences on the position of leader and the ...

Objective. The study aims to explain how prepare a disaster manual, describes it and shows is applied in tertiary care hospital when emergency occur. Methods. We based the article on principles of medicine, recent literature experiences gained during pandemic COVID emergency. Results. Recent terrorist attacks have highlighted importance contingency plan effectively efficiently manage large infl...

EDITORIAL article Front. Public Health, 11 July 2023Sec. Disaster and Emergency Medicine Volume - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1234576

The development of a Professional Nursing Section constitutes a major step forward for the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). The Nursing Section is this first professional subgroup formed by the WADEM.The creation of this Section was based on the suggestion of nurses from Latin America and the Caribbean during the Regional WADEM Congress in San Salvador in May 2004,...

Summary. The aim of the study is to evaluate work aviation medical teams Territorial Disaster Medicine Center Republic Crimea in field sanitary evacuation and rendering emergency consultative aid patients victims emergencies. Materials research methods. — service documentation on department territorial disaster medicine center 2019-2021. Research methods – analytical statistical. Results their ...