2022 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 96-101
Disaster Medical Record/J-SPEED daily report is the standard clinical recording and reporting format of emergency medical teams in Japan. This format was proposed by the “Joint Committee for Disaster Medical Recording” based on lessons learned in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Its utilization enables continuous medical care and allocation of medical resources during disasters. The format has been widely used in various disasters such as the Kumamoto Earthquake of 2016 and the Heavy Rain Event of 2018 in Western Japan. It is currently used in non-emergency settings and is expected to become the system connecting medical support in both daily settings and emergencies.
In this article, we introduce the development of the disaster medical record/J-SPEED daily report and operation methods using the J-SPEED official website. It is expected that this article will contribute to the recognition and utilization of the disaster medical record/J-SPEED by many people involved in disaster response, leading to seamless medical information management among emergency and disaster medical personnel, and making it easier for medical personnel to participate in disaster medical care. Consequently, we expect the quality of disaster victim medical care to improve using the Disaster Medical Record/J-SPEED system.
