[Problems in Emergency Shelters and Laboratory Testing].

Abstract

During disasters, medical services are occasionally provided by temporary medical offices organized within emergency shelters. The types of disease dealt with by these offices change with time after the event, and their conditions also change depending on the time needed for normal activities to resume. As usable devic- es and test methods are limited due to various causes, such as interrupted life lines, it is necessary for medi- cal service providers to flexibly manage the situation, and for supporters to provide them with resourceful support. [Review].