The cases transported to our medical facilities with East Japan Earthquake.

Abstract

We encountered from 11 to 31, March 23 cases of patients with Great East Japan Earthquake occurred at 11, March 2011. There were 3 cases of respiratory failure by drowning (tsunami lung), two cases of pulmonary thrombosis, congestive heart failure, multiple external injuries, one case of crush syndrome, burn injury, tetanus and 7 cases of simple external injury. All cases survived except for three cases of drowning. There are multiple (biological such as uncommon bacteria, physical such as sand and mud and chemical such as oil) factors of respiratory failure in tsunami lung