The wide-area medical transportation following the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Japanese government’s control and coordination

Authors

  • Tetsu Okumura, MD, PhD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2013.0122

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Author Biography

Tetsu Okumura, MD, PhD

Senior Officer on Countermeasures against NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical) Threats, Office of the Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary for National Security and Crisis Management, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan, Chiyoda-City, Tokyo, Japan.

References

Okumura T, Ninomiya N, Okada M: An overview of air medical transport in Japan. In Blumen IJ (Editor in Chief), Lemkin DL (ed.): Principles and Direction of Air Medical Transport. Salt Lake City, UT: Air Medical Physician Association, 2006: 643-646.

Otsuki N: GOVERNMENT PROBE: Many Fukushima hospital patients died during botched rescue operation. Asahi Simbun. July 24, 2012. Available at http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/life_and_death/AJ201207240092. Accessed May 10, 2013.

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Published

07/01/2013

How to Cite

Okumura, MD, PhD, T. “The Wide-Area Medical Transportation Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Japanese government’s Control and Coordination”. American Journal of Disaster Medicine, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2013, pp. 155-6, doi:10.5055/ajdm.2013.0122.

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2013): Summer

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Editorial

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