Abstract
The role of medical facilities after disasters is important. Especially, medical facilities themselves are under risks to be damaged by earthquakes, and it is essential to maintain safety of medical facilities. In consideration of safety of medical facilities from earthquake disasters, countermeasures to strengthen structure to earthquakes to avoid collapse of the buildings are not enough. It is necessary to consider the issues particular to medical facilities, that is, continuity of medical activities and safety of inpatients. In this study, issues of disaster management are discussed from the physical and non-physical perspective through the analysis of risk factors of buildings, facilities and system related to the continuity of medical facilities. Also activities of medical facilities from other areas are researched to analyze activities of disaster medicine from the holistic perspective.
