First aid response to the Kobe earthquake, January 17, 1995.

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TextSeries: Quick response report ; #102Publication details: [Boulder, Colo.] : University of Colorado, 1997Description: 4 pDDC classification:

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Subject: Tuesday morning, January 17, 1995 at 5:46 a.m., an earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter scale struck Japan's sixth largest city, Kobe. The 20-second quake was the most devastating event in Japan's history since World War II. It left over 225,000 people displaced, 5,291 dead, and 34,492 injured. At a time when America's prehospital care is under scrutiny for its cost effectiveness, Japan's is in it's infancy. American Life Support (ALS) standards and paremedic protocols are not routine. Much of the prehospital and first aid care during this disaster was thus left to the lay person in the community. During a 12-day study in Japan, 45 city and medical officials were interviewed regarding the emergency medical response to the Kobe quake. They were specifically asked questions regarding the lay perons's response to the injured. Additionally, 25 lay people were interviewed regarding their experience with first aid administered after the quake

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Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	362.1809521874 FIR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900078602

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Tuesday morning, January 17, 1995 at 5:46 a.m., an earthquake registering 7.2 on the Richter scale struck Japan's sixth largest city, Kobe. The 20-second quake was the most devastating event in Japan's history since World War II. It left over 225,000 people displaced, 5,291 dead, and 34,492 injured. At a time when America's prehospital care is under scrutiny for its cost effectiveness, Japan's is in it's infancy. American Life Support (ALS) standards and paremedic protocols are not routine. Much of the prehospital and first aid care during this disaster was thus left to the lay person in the community. During a 12-day study in Japan, 45 city and medical officials were interviewed regarding the emergency medical response to the Kobe quake. They were specifically asked questions regarding the lay perons's response to the injured. Additionally, 25 lay people were interviewed regarding their experience with first aid administered after the quake

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