Building the disaster-related trauma surgery network in Aichi Prefecture against Nankai Trough earthquake

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Acute Care Surgery Vol. 13; pp. 173 - 178
• Main Authors: Sugawara, Gen, Kitagawa, Yoshimi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: The Japanese Society for the Acute Care Surgery 2023; 一般社団法人 日本Acute Care Surgery 学会
• Subjects: disaster-related trauma surgery network in Aichi Prefecture; Nankai Trough earthquake; patient transportation; 南海トラフ地震; 患者搬送; 愛知県災害時外傷外科連絡網
• ISSN: 2436-102X
• DOI: 10.50840/jjacs.13-21

In the event of a Nankai Trough earthquake, Aichi Prefecture may suffer tremendous damage and will likely require assistance with patient transportation. The Aichi Acute Care Surgery Forum, comprising emergency physicians and surgeons of Aichi Prefecture, has had several discussions on the subject of assistance with patient transportation in case disaster strikes as in the case of a Nankai Trough earthquake. The Forum categorized traumatic surgery into head, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary pancreatic, pelvic, limbs surgery and vascular embolization and conducted a survey on the traumatic surgeries that can be performed at the 35 disaster base hospitals in Aichi Prefecture. It was found that in case a disaster event occurs, 33 of Aichiʼs disaster base hospitals can perform at least one type of traumatic surgery and 18 can perform all 8 traumatic surgeries. The compilation from this survey is called the Disaster-related Trauma Surgery Network in Aichi Prefecture. Information on the details of this network can be shared with the Aichi Prefecture DMAT Coordination Department and used to help determine patient destinations and means of patient transportation in the event of a disaster.