Hiroki Yoshimura, Toyoaki Sawano, Michio Murakami, Yuna Uchi, Moe Kawashima, Kemmei Kitazawa, Saori Nonaka, Naomi Ito, Hiroaki Saito, Toshiki Abe, Nobuaki Moriyama, Mamoru Sakakibara, Kazuko Yagiuchi, Mako Otsuki, Arinobu Hori, Akihiko Ozaki, Chika Yamamoto, Tianchen Zhao, Taiga Uchiyama, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Shinichi Niwa, Masaharu Tsubokura
The medical situation during disasters often differs from that at usual times. Disasters can lead to significant mortality that can be difficult to monitor. The types of disaster-related deaths are largely unknown. In this study, we conducted a survey to categorize the disaster-related deaths caused by a radiation disaster. A total of 520 people living in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, at the time of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, who were certified to have died due to disaster-related causes were surveyed...
February 5, 2024: Scientific Reports