We visited again the home of a homebound evacuation patient we had visited the day before. She was under observation for a urinary tract infection, but her temperature had dropped to the 96.8°F range and her other vital signs were stable. We were relieved to see her smile during the doctor’s examination. Although lifelines remained […]
2024.02.23
2024.02.22
We went around the evacuation centers. When HuMA staff sat down to talk with evacuees, many of them told us things they had not been able to speak out before, such as the collapse of their homes and how they feel about it. In the afternoon, a home evacuee came to see us. As the […]
2024.02.21
Temporary toilets have been added to the evacuation center’s elementary and junior high schools. These multipurpose toilets with slopes will first be made available to a certain limited number of users. During the installation, members of the Japan Association for Disaster Rehabilitation Assistance Team (JRAT) in Hiroshima also visited the site and gave us advice […]
2024.02.20
The Disaster Rescue Dog Program, a joint project with Peace Winds Japan (PWJ), was held. It was an event where participants could meet the disaster rescue dogs that actually worked in this area during the initial stages of the recent disaster. Due to rainy weather, the event was held in the gymnasium of an elementary […]
2024.02.19
In terms of medical treatment related issues, the number of visitors has changed from severely ill to mildly ill. We have followed up on a wound of a previous visitor with a skin disease of the ear, which is doing well and no longer requires a second visit. Still, there were some visitors who came […]
2024.02.18
HuMA doctors, nurses, logistician, and the Iwate team, all headed out for a round of visits. The doctor, who is also HuMA’s president, took time today to talk with the home evacuee.” He encouraged him to “walk a little bit every day.
2024.02.17
Some evacuees originally required nursing care in the shelters, and HuMA has been providing assistance with bathing. Nurses working from the perspective of helping evacuees stay safe, comfortable, and healthy collaborated with the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Disaster Rehabilitation Assistance Team (JRAT) to work together on ways to make it easier for evacuees to […]
2024.02.16
HuMA gave a two-day lecture on emergency and disaster medicine to elementary and junior high school students at a school that we currently operate a first aid station. Cherishing the relationship between the elementary and junior high schools and HuMA, we planned an exchange event between HuMA and the students from the first grade to […]
2024.02.15
A number of HuMA nurses and midwives have been dispatched to Keiju Medical Center in Nanao city. We have compiled various reports from the dispatchers. Due to the earthquake that occurred in January, the hospital is still undergoing major repairs to cracked walls and leaking ceilings, and the obstetrics department is currently borrowing space in […]
2024.02.14
It is now mid-February. As different needs emerge from those at the time of the outbreak, HuMA is responding flexibly. We are currently continuing to share information with public health nurses, but there are many different cases regarding evacuation. Some people choose to evacuate home, while others want to move to welfare shelters but have […]
