If an earthquake occurs directly under the capital and many people are injured in the city center, a large shortage of medical institutions is expected.
In preparation for such a situation, a seminar was held in which the persons in charge of companies and organizations around Shinjuku Station in Tokyo learned how to provide first aid.
This workshop was held around Shinjuku Station by a council made up of companies and organizations that are responsible for accepting people who have difficulty returning home, and persons in charge of 27 companies and others learned online how to treat injured people.
At the seminar, the person in charge of the Japanese Red Cross Society taught how to perform cardiac massage by using an empty PET bottle as a chest, and advised that it is important to push the chest about 100 times a minute.
He also told them how to use the AED to restore normal heart movement with an electric shock, and participants actually moved their hands while looking at the screen.
When an earthquake occurs directly under the capital, it is expected that up to 370,000 people will have difficulty returning home around Shinjuku Station, but if many people are injured, it is expected that there will be a large shortage of medical institutions to bring in, so this course will be held. Is doing.
The secretary of the council, Masuzawa Yo, the representative of the Masuzawa Engineering Research Institute, said, "In order to solve the big problem of people who have difficulty returning home, it is necessary for neighboring companies to work together to take measures. I would like to continue to work on it. "