Abstract
On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred and a massive tsunami hit the northeastern coast of Japan. In Miyagi prefecture in Tokoku district, 49 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis were supported by home respiratory care with tracheostomy and positive-pressure ventilation at that time. Among them, two patients were died in the tsunami and 25 patients were forced to evacuate to hospitals. We should hurry to submit a guideline for medical transportation for patients with neuromuscular diseases requiring artificial ventilation. We also should research the disaster medicine in the field of neurology.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1149-1151 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical Neurology |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Disaster
- Great earthquake
- Tsunami
- Ventilation