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Evidence-based Effective Triage Operation During Disaster: Application of Human-trajectory Data to Triage Drill Sessions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 December 2014

Shoichi Ohta ,
Ikushi Yoda ,
Munekazu Takeda ,
Satomi Kuroshima ,
Kotaro Uchida ,
Kentaro Kawai  and
Tetsuo Yukioka
Shoichi Ohta*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Ikushi Yoda
Affiliation:
Center for Service Research, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Munekazu Takeda
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Satomi Kuroshima
Affiliation:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Kotaro Uchida
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Kentaro Kawai
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Tetsuo Yukioka
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
*
Correspondence: Shoichi Ohta, MD, PhD Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Tokyo Medical University Hospital 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 160-0023, Japan E-mail sho-ohta@tokyo-med.ac.jp
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Abstract

Introduction

Though many governmental and nongovernmental efforts for disaster prevention have been sought throughout Japan since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, most of the preparation efforts for disasters have been based more on structural and conventionalized regulations than on scientific and objective grounds.

Problem

There has been a lack of scientific knowledge for space utilization for triage posts in disaster drill sessions. This report addresses how participants occupy and make use of the space within a triage post in terms of areas of use and occupied time.

Method

The trajectories of human movement by using Ubiquitous Stereo Vision (USV) cameras during two emergency drill sessions held in 2012 in a large commercial building have been measured. The USV cameras collect each participant's travel distance and the wait time before, during, and after undergoing triage. The correlation between the wait time and the space utilization of patients at a triage post has been analyzed.

Results

In the first session, there were some spaces not entirely used. This was caused largely by a patient who arrived earlier than others and lingered in the middle area, which caused the later arrivals to crowd the entrance area. On the other hand, in the second session, the area was used in a more evenly-distributed manner. This is mainly because the earlier arrivals were guided to the back space of the triage post (ie, the opposite side of the entrance), and the late arrivals were also guided to the front half, which was not occupied by anyone. As a result, the entire space was effectively utilized without crowding the entrance.

Conclusion

This study has shown that this system could measure people's arrival times and the speed of their movements at the triage post, as well as where they are placed until they receive triage. Space utilization can be improved by efficiently planning and controlling the positioning of arriving patients. Based on the results, it has been suggested that for triage operation, it is necessary to efficiently plan and control the placement of patients in order to use strategically limited spatial resources.

OhtaS, YodaI, TakedaM, KuroshimaS, UchidaK, KawaiK, YukiokaT. Evidence-based Effective Triage Operation During Disaster: Application of Human-trajectory Data to Triage Drill Sessions. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015;30(1):1-8.

Keywords

disaster medicineevacuation drillspace utilizationtrajectorytriage post
Type
Brief Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , February 2015 , pp. 102 - 109
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2015 

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Footnotes

Conflicts of interest: none

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