scholarly journals Study on Disaster Medical Response During the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster Based on Essential Elements of Information – Nine Days at Iwate Prefecture from Hyperacute Phase to Subacute Phase –

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1115-1126
Author(s):  
Shinji Akitomi ◽  
Tomohiro Kokogawa ◽  
Naoko Kosaka ◽  
Yuji Maeda ◽  
Haruo Hayashi ◽  
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During the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster, the medical team’s responses in Iwate Prefecture Disaster Emergency Operations Center experienced various difficulties, especially during the first 9 days. In this paper, we propose to objectively reveal problems of response activities from the viewpoint of operational information processing by the After Action Review, focusing on the activity logs in the time series (chronologies). By using Essential Elements of Information (EEI) as a framework of our analysis, we clarified the gap between the task that should be performed and the actual conditions in the operation of Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), from the hyperacute phase to the subacute phase of medial responses.

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52
Author(s):  
Shinji Akitomi ◽  
Akira Koyama ◽  
Tomohiro Kokogawa ◽  
Yuji Maeda ◽  
Reo Kimura ◽  
...  

During the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster, the medical team’s responses in the Iwate Prefecture Emergency Operation Center (EOC) experienced many difficulties, especially in the first nine days after disaster occurrence. In this paper we proposed to objectively reveal problems of response activities at the viewpoint of information processing by the After Action Review (AAR), focusing on the activity logs in the time series (chronologies). By using the Emergency Support Function (ESF) as a framework of our analysis, we clarified the gap between the task that should be performed and actual conditions in the operation of the Japan Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) from the hyperacute phase to the subacute phase of medical responses.


2021 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-260
Author(s):  
Nobuhiko KOMAKI ◽  
Nobuyuki IWAMA ◽  
Koichi TANAKA ◽  
Midori SASAKI ◽  
Masashi IKEDA ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Ekaterina Altman ◽  
Kirsten Lackstrom ◽  
Hope Mizzell

The South Carolina Drought and Water Shortage Tabletop Exercise took place on September 27, 2017, at the South Carolina Emergency Operations Center in West Columbia, SC. The exercise gathered 80 participants, representing federal and state agencies, public water suppliers, county and municipal governments, industry, consulting companies, and nonprofit organizations. The purpose of the exercise was to review plans and procedures that govern state-, basin-, and local-level responses to drought and water shortages. Many of South Carolina’s drought response mechanisms were updated by the 2000 Drought Response Act and Regulations, but a systematic effort has not been made to review or assess their effectiveness. Attendees walked through a series of exercise responses to gradually worsening drought scenarios and an activation of the Emergency Operations Plan. The event helped to identify strengths and weak points of the state’s drought response and opportunities to proactively prepare for future droughts. The key needs discussed by participants included updated drought response plans and procedures to ensure a coordinated and timely response to droughts; greater educational opportunities to enhance agencies’ familiarity with the Drought Response Program and their role in drought response and mitigation; more effective communications before, during, and after drought events, across agencies and with the public; and enhanced data and information products that can be used to build common understanding of drought risks, impacts, and vulnerabilities.


Health ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 06 (10) ◽  
pp. 870-878
Author(s):  
Hatsumi Yoshii ◽  
Hidemitsu Saito ◽  
Saya Kikuchi ◽  
Takashi Ueno ◽  
Kineko Sato

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 109-126
Author(s):  
Sarah Delisle, MA ◽  
Carolyn Dumbeck, MEmergMgt ◽  
Alison Poste, BA ◽  
Amy Romanas, BDEM

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated emergency management offices and organizations across Canada to activate their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in a virtual capacity due to government restrictions limiting in-person activities and with the goal of reducing the spread of the virus. The aim of this exploratory research paper is to document the personal experiences of Canadian emergency management professionals working in a Virtual EOC (VEOC) environment during the COVID-19 response, including challenges and benefits they experienced, as well as lessons identified. Based on a sample of 81 emergency management professionals and using an inductive coding approach, the survey results illustrate both technological and nontechnological challenges and benefits. The findings highlight the need to incorporate three main elements into VEOC planning and operations: technology, processes, and people.


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