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Role of nurses in a nuclear disaster: experience in the F ukushima D ai‐ichi nuclear power plant accident
Author(s) -
Noto Y.,
Kitamiya C.,
Itaki C.,
Urushizaka M.,
Kidachi R.,
Yamabe H.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12014
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , nuclear power , nuclear disaster , nuclear power plant , fukushima nuclear accident , natural disaster , anxiety , scale (ratio) , nursing , business , medicine , geography , psychiatry , ecology , physics , biology , philosophy , linguistics , cartography , meteorology , nuclear physics
Background A severe earthquake occurred in J apan on 11 M arch 2011. The giant tsunami devastated many coastal communities in eastern J apan and caused the F ukushima D ai‐ichi nuclear power plant incident. The J apanese government conducted a large‐scale survey of residents affected by the nuclear and natural disasters in F ukushima prefecture and in response to the government's request, H University dispatched a Radiation Exposure Research Team to F ukushima. Purpose This article explains the activities of the Radiation Exposure Research Team and the role of nurses in a nuclear disaster. Conclusion As a nurse in the field of radiation medicine, our role is to protect the health of those affected and to reduce their anxiety. In addition, as the persons responsible for implementing these projects, it is also necessary that we educate and foster the development of medical care personnel with the appropriate knowledge and skills to carry out the measures required.