Evacuation drill for men with intractable diseases assuming power outages Chiba Yachiyo Oct. 6 16:21
In Chiba Prefecture, one month after the typhoon No. 15 where a large-scale blackout occurred, a drill was conducted to evacuate men with intractable diseases using ventilators without using an elevator.
In Chiba Prefecture, where a large-scale blackout occurred during Typhoon No. 15 last month, major damage occurred in various places, but in Yachiyo City, intractable disease that caused the muscles of the whole body to move slowly. ALS = amyotrophic lateral sclerosis The victim's home, Moritake Ota's home, was also temporarily out of power.
Mr. Ota experienced the fear of switching the ventilator device to a standby power supply due to a power failure, and on the 6th, he conducted a training to evacuate from the room on the 5th floor of his home without using an elevator, We performed with caregivers.
I put Ota on a simple stretcher made of towels and clothespins, etc. While checking the method of going down the stairs with 5 people while holding equipment such as a respirator weighing 3 kg and a simple air intake It was.
However, Ota's body was about to fall off the stretcher many times along the way and Mr. Ota's intention was `` scary '', and the attendees of the training said `` What kind of method to evacuate safely and quickly? There was also a voice saying, "Is there a problem whether it is desirable?"
After the training, Mr. Ota complained, “I felt that it was important to repeat this kind of training with the caregivers who come in contact with me on a daily basis.”