Basic research to support "safe, secure, and welfare" evacuation life during disasters by integrating nursing and ICT

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11228
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Tokai University
• Principal Investigator: Ohyama Futoshi 東海大学, 医学部, 准教授 (30398531)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 松本 浩樹 前橋工科大学, 工学部, 教授 (30269302)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 災害医療 / 災害看護 / 災害時通信

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The current status of support systems for evacuees during disasters was investigated from a nursing perspective. In addition, using Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, as a model, we surveyed the peacetime medical situation in remote areas, such as remote islands, while participating in primary health care. In addition, experiments were conducted on digital data communications in the UHF and HF bands in the event that public communication lines are interrupted during a major disaster. It was suggested that these communication methods could be useful in providing nursing care to evacuees and supporting the nurses who provide it in the event of a major disaster. It was also suggested that these methods could be applied not only to disasters but also to ordinary care in remote areas.

Free Research Field

災害医療

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

大災害が発生した際、これまでは皆で避難所に集合して避難生活を行うことが常となっていた。しかし、近年ではさまざまな理由で在宅避難をする人が増えたり、自治体が積極的に在宅避難を進めることも多くなっていた。そのため、UHF帯やHF帯の無線データ通信によって、広範囲に散らばる被災者や被災地で活動する看護師をサポートできる可能性が見出せた。これらを実際の災害時に役立たせるためには、看護学、工学の単独研究では不十分で、学際的な共同研究によって初めて可能となることが、本研究で示された。