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The Development of an Active Learning Program for the Medical Responders in a Nuclear Disaster

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 May 2019

Takakiyo Tsujiguchi ,
Katsuhiro Ito ,
Daishi Sato ,
Junko Mikami ,
Yoshitaka Shiroma ,
Arifumi Hasegawa ,
Hitoshi Yamamura  and
Ikuo Kashiwakura
Takakiyo Tsujiguchi*
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Technology, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Katsuhiro Ito
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Advance Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Daishi Sato
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Advance Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Junko Mikami
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Advance Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Yoshitaka Shiroma
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Technology, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Arifumi Hasegawa
Affiliation:
Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Disaster Medicine, Fukushima, Japan
Hitoshi Yamamura
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Advance Emergency and Critical Care Center, Hirosaki University Hospital, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Ikuo Kashiwakura
Affiliation:
Hirosaki University, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Radiation Technology, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan Hirosaki University Center for Radiation Support and Safety, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Ikuo Kashiwakura, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 66-1 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan, 036-8564 (e-mail: ikashi@hirosaki-u.ac.jp).
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Abstract

Objective:

In Japan, with the revision of the Nuclear Emergency Response Guidelines in 2015, nuclear emergency medical assistance teams responsible for the medical treatment in the acute phase of nuclear disaster have been developed nationwide. The purpose of this research is to develop active learning materials for the education of medical staff, to confirm the educational effect of the materials, and to identify the gaps in nuclear disaster risk reduction in Japan.

Methods:

We established a working group and created active learning materials. We trained members of the nuclear emergency medical assistance team using the developed active learning materials and then conducted a questionnaire survey for trainees who participated in the training.

Results:

Regarding the developed teaching materials, out of 33 trainees, 33 (100%) answered “easy to understand” or “a little understandable” to the item dealing with how to use the radiation detectors and attaching/detaching personal protective equipment. Regarding the simulation about practicing hospital support and medical provision, 3 (8%) answered “a little confusing.”

Conclusion:

The study demonstrated that the developed materials have an educational effect. Additionally, the results of the trainee questionnaire showed the necessity for improvement in the triage system and new protocols to help both the patients and responders.

Keywords

disaster medicineeducationpatient simulationpublic health professionalradiation injuries
Type
Brief Report
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 5-6 , December 2019 , pp. 853 - 858
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 

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