在医疗机构使用地理信息系统对洪水损害假设的横截面研究
Yuji Kaneko1, Hideo Komine2, Yuki Kataoka3,4,5,6
1Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JPN.
Cureus
|June 4, 2024
概括
日本的洪水对医疗保健设施构成重大威胁,可能会影响全国医疗服务. 这项研究量化了对诊所和医院的洪水损害,强调需要强有力的业务连续性计划.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 灾难医学 灾难医学
- 医疗保健管理的管理
背景情况:
- 洪水会严重破坏医疗服务,损坏设施,阻碍医疗服务的进入.
- 洪水对日本医疗保健基础设施造成的损害程度在很大程度上仍未得到量化.
研究的目的:
- 评估洪水对日本医疗保健设施的潜在影响.
- 根据设施特征和灾难基地医院指定分析洪水损害.
主要方法:
- 使用日本医学协会区域医疗信息系统对日本医疗机构进行横截面研究.
- 覆盖设施数据与政府提供的洪水区域数据以识别受影响的设施.
- 计算受损设施和床位的百分比,以及灾难基地医院的赔率比率.
主要成果:
- 在计划的洪水规模上,8.0-10.8%的诊所和7.8-8.8%的医院 (包括床位) 可能会受到影响.
- 在最大潜在的洪水规模下,20.6-23.9%的设施和床位可能会受到影响.
- 灾难基地医院和非灾难基地医院之间的损害率没有显著差异.
结论:
- 日本的洪水对国家医疗功能构成重大风险,特别是在脆弱的地区.
- 医疗保健专业人员必须主动评估洪水风险,并将洪水缓解策略纳入业务连续性计划.
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