Review of administrative response in medical care regarding the earthquake on August 11, 2009 of which the hypocenter was in the Suruga Bay, in the Tokai municipal district (regarding city X after the municipal merger)

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On August 11, 2009 an earthquake occurred with its epicentre at Suruga Bay, with a maximum intensity 6- ,recording a magnitude of 6.5, and a temporary tsunami warning was also issued. By understanding the problems that were clearly brought to our attention from this earthquake with an epicentre in Suruga Bay, in the Tokai District where the occurrence of Tokai Earthquake is being apprehended, we hope to cope with the situation and devise a countermeasure for the Tokai Earthquake. Furthermore, the regions subject to this report has experienced municipal merger, and the problems at the time of disaster has also come to surface in light of this effect. This report is from the viewpoint of both community medicine and disaster medicine.