ROLE OF DISASTER NURSING
AT DISASTER VOLUNTEER
CENTERS
Kazuyuki Sugimoto, Mami Nojima
Disaster Nursing Global Leader (DNGL)
University of Kochi
Uwajima support project
THE TORRENTIAL RAIN OF JULY 2018
On June 28-July 8, 2018, the heavy rains across to
Western Japan had made serious damage in
Hiroshima, Okayama, and Ehime Prefectures
including flooding and landslides
BACKGROUND
HUMAN DAMAGE
DEAD:221 people
MISSED:9 people
INJURED:387people
HOUSE DAMAGE
COMPLETE COLLAPSED:6,093 houses
HALF COLLAPSED :9,731 houses
FLOODING 0.5-1.0 m:8,878 houses
FLOODING 0.0-0.5 m:20,086 houses
DAMAGE (COUNTRY LEVEL)
DISASTER VOLUNTEER CENTER IS…
Roles:
・To support well-being of survivors
・To build life reconstruction of survivors
・To collaborate with NPOs and volunteer workers
・To manage and match the volunteer activities
SUPPORT ACTIVITY IN OUR UNIVERSITY
1st period:July 12 -19, 2018
2nd period:July 19 -22, 2018
3rd period:July 22 -31, 2018
Disaster volunteer center in Uwajima social welfare councils
Health department in Uwajima
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<PLACE>
METHOD
Analyzed the role of disaster nursing
based on activity records containing
the formation and activities of our
team at disaster volunteer center
36,307 households
<Population>
76,238 people
(Male: 35,717 people, Female 40,521 people)
<Age>
・Average: 51.95 yo(Male 49.32 yo, Female 54.28 yo)
・65 years of age or older: 37.9%
<Households>
DAMAGE OF UWAJIMA CITY
Half or Complete Collapsed:115 houses
FLOODING 0.5-1.0 m:2,602 houses
FLOODING 0.0-0.5 m :808 houses
HUMAN DAMAGE
Dead :11 people
Injured :11 people
HOUSE DAMAGE( source July 10, 2018, )
MISSIONS OF OUR ACTIVITIES
Grasp the health and daily living
needs of vulnerable people
Prevention of heat stroke
Infection control
PREVENTION OF HEAT STROKE
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) as indicator to
manage physical conditions
Enlightenment activities
Patrol activity
To reduce seriously persons suffered from heat stroke
<Action>
<GOAL>
INFECTION CONTROL
Washing boots
Handwashing and gargling
Cleaning / disinfection of tools (scope, googles, etc)
Patrol activity
To prevent infection for volunteer workers and staff
<Action>
<GOAL>
GRASP THE HEALTH AND DAILY LIVING
NEEDS OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE
To provide support for people who cannot speak out
To support people who are isolated and confined
with uneasy feelings
Door-to-door visits
<Action>
<GOAL>
SUMMARY 1
No cases of heat stroke or infectious diseases were
reported during our activity
Home visits revealed issues concerning daily life needs
and mental health
Many elderly people living alone in the house after
the disaster
SUMMARY 2
As the evacuation life has prolonged, survivors do
not want to return home
Lost of motivation for living
The energy and activity level of the local residents
were decreasing so that affected to their health
status
Community leaders and local welfare
commissioner cannot support to the local residents'
lives
DISCUSSION
Stay considerate of the victims' feelings (anger, regret, anxiety, sorrow, and loneliness)
Ensuring living, necessary meals, drainage, cleanliness, ensuring sleep
Reporting health situation to the local heath department and other related organization
Think together so that the person can regain and restructure their life
Care for survivors
Carry out volunteer activities safely and make
health management and environment
improvement so that they can go home safely
Provide necessary care while evaluating the health
condition and workplace environment of local
people who are undergoing support activities
Care for supporters
CONCLUSION
Role of disaster nursing at disaster volunteer centers is:
Not only to ensure the health and
safety among volunteers, but also we
should consider supporting the health
and well-being of survivors.
SUPPORTING AND PROTECTING
LIVES AND HEALTH CONNECTING TO WELL-BEING
CARE IS CLOSE TO YOU
ANY TIME, ANY WHERE, ANY PERSONS