Intervention of medical personnel during the architectural design stage of various rooms used for accepting casualties at a disaster base hospital

Abstract

【Objective】 There are few opportunities for medical professionals to intervene in architectural design to provide input about accommodating the acceptance of casualties during a disaster, and, as a result, there are facilities that have various problems such as ensuring stable and effective flow lines. This study aimed to clarify what rooms are used for accepting casualties for disaster relief in base hospitals as well as the ability of medical personnel to intervene and make requests during the architectural design stage. 【Methods and Subjects】 A questionnaire survey was mailed to multiple disaster base hospitals, and 67 facilities provided valid responses. Statistical analysis was used to examine the data, and the results are discussed here. 【Results】 We found that the space in front of the outpatient entrance is likely to be used as a triage area and the emergency treatment room as a red area. The results also showed that the need for medical intervention was high in all areas, but especially in the triage and red areas when compared to the black area. 【Conclusion】 The high need for medical intervention in the triage and red areas indicates that the spaces at the outside of the outpatient entrance, the main entrance hall, and the emergency room, which were frequently cited as the areas designated for use as triage and red areas, believes that the views of medical professionals need to be given special priority in the architectural planning stage.