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Prevention of Hypothermia in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters in Areas at Risk of Avalanches, Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Floods

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  • Kazue Oshiro

    (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Mountain Medicine, Research, and Survey Division, Hokkaido Ohno Memorial Hospital, Sapporo 063-0052, Japan)

  • Yuichiro Tanioka

    (Faculty of Science, Institute of Seismology and Volcanology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan)

  • Jürg Schweizer

    (WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, 7260 Davos, Switzerland)

  • Ken Zafren

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94304, USA
    Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA)

  • Hermann Brugger

    (Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy)

  • Peter Paal

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria)

Abstract

Throughout history, accidental hypothermia has accompanied natural disasters in cold, temperate, and even subtropical regions. We conducted a non-systematic review of the causes and means of preventing accidental hypothermia after natural disasters caused by avalanches, earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods. Before a disaster occurs, preventive measures are required, such as accurate disaster risk analysis for given areas, hazard mapping and warning, protecting existing structures within hazard zones to the greatest extent possible, building structures outside hazard zones, and organising rapid and effective rescue. After the event, post hoc analyses of failures, and implementation of corrective actions will reduce the risk of accidental hypothermia in future disasters.

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  • Kazue Oshiro & Yuichiro Tanioka & Jürg Schweizer & Ken Zafren & Hermann Brugger & Peter Paal, 2022. "Prevention of Hypothermia in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters in Areas at Risk of Avalanches, Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Floods," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1098-:d:728364
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    1. Ingrid Reiweger & Manuel Genswein & Peter Paal & Jürg Schweizer, 2017. "A concept for optimizing avalanche rescue strategies using a Monte Carlo simulation approach," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(5), pages 1-16, May.
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