DAMAGE ANALYSIS OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN THE 2007 NOTOHANTO AND NIIGATA-KEN CHUETSU-OKI EARTHQUAKES

Abstract

The present paper is focusing on the damage to health care facilities in the 2007 Noto-hanto and Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquakes. Health care facilities such as hospitals carry great importance following a disaster. Questionnaire survey was conducted for the hospitals suffering damage due to both earthquakes. The effect of the damage to lifeline and medical instruments on the performance of treatment just after the earthquake was investigated by using the result of questionnaire survey.