Clinical Features of Disaster-Related Deaths After the Kumamoto Earthquake 2016 - Comparison With the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011

Daisuke Sueta; Kenji Sakamoto; Hiroki Usuku; Koichiro Fujisue; Kenshi Yamanaga; Yuichiro Arima; Seiji Takashio; Satoru Suzuki; Eiichiro Yamamoto; Koichi Kaikita; Kenichi Tsujita

doi:10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0097

Clinical Features of Disaster-Related Deaths After the Kumamoto Earthquake 2016 - Comparison With the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011

Circ Rep. 2019 Oct 30;1(11):531-533. doi: 10.1253/circrep.CR-19-0097.

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan.

Abstract

Background: Although "disaster-related death" as a category awarded disaster-related compensation includes death not caused by the tragedy itself, the actual definition remains unclear. Methods and Results: In the Kumamoto earthquake 2016, compared with the Great East Japan Earthquake 2011, excessive mental and physical stress and suicide were observed significantly more as causes of disaster-related death. Conclusions: It is essential to give maximum consideration to refugees to support them while in shelters.

Keywords: Disaster; Disaster-related death.