A basic study for highly endurable clinical ME system under disasters

We had bitter experiences of natural disaster (Chu-Etsu Earthquakes, Indonesian Ocean Tsunami, Sanjo Flood, heavy snow etc) in 2004. Fortunately there were 46 victims in Niigata against 6400 victims in Hanshin-Awaji Earthquakes in 1996, thanks of the technical improvements in social safety. But the medical care for the suffers met several difficulties in the isolated towns with ruined lifelines, especially on the hardware and software of medical equipments. In this study we are trying to improve robustness of medical equipments and systems against natural disasters through the research of safety specks and materials for the emergency medicine in the shelters.