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Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Event - March 2011
- General Information
- Radiation and Health
- Radiological Substances
- Radiological Substances - Countermeasures
- Tsunamis
- Earthquakes
- Coping with Disasters
- U.S. Federal Agency Web Pages on Japan Disaster
- Non-Governmental and International Organizations Web Pages
- Free Resources from Publishers for Medical Responders
- People Locators
- Disclaimer
General Information
- Earthquake in Japan
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Nuclear News and Updates
International Atomic Energy Agency - Updates on Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant Emergency
Japanese Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency - Magnitude 9.0 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - March 11, 2011
U.S. Geological Survey
Radiation and Health
- REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management)
Guidance on the clinical diagnosis and treatment of mass casualty radiological/nuclear events for health care providers.
National Library of Medicine - Radiation Emergencies
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Radiation Emergencies
Includes Japanese translations of radiation and health documents.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Radiation Dispersal from Japan
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Radiation Safety
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Sección Emergencias Radiológicas
Resources on radiological emergencies in Spanish and English.
Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean - Especially for the Public from MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine
- Radiation Emergencies
- Radiation Exposure
- Decontamination(Japanese and English) (PDF, 70 KB)
- Nuclear or Radiation Emergencies(Japanese and English) (PDF, 166 KB)
- Radiation Exposure from Nuclear Power Plant Incidents Brochure
U.S. Army Public Health Command
Radiological Substances
- Cesium 137
ChemIDplus, National Library of Medicine - Iodine 131
ChemIDplus, National Library of Medicine - Ionizing Radiation
ChemIDplus, National Library of Medicine
Radiological Substances - Countermeasures
- Prussian Blue (Ferric ferrocyanide; Radiogardase®) Countermeasure for Cesium 137
ChemIDplus, National Library of Medicine - Potassium Iodide - Countermeasure for Iodine 131
ChemIDplus, National Library of Medicine
Tsunamis
- Tsunamis
MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine - Tsunamis: Emergency Preparedness and Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Tsunami Information
International Tsunami Information Center
Earthquakes
- Earthquakes - Resources for Response and Recovery
National Library of Medicine
Coping with Disasters
- Coping with Disasters, Violence and Traumatic Events
Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health - Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (2nd Edition)
Free registration required
Versions available to download in Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Recovery: After an Earthquake
National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Recovery: After a Tsunami
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
U.S. Federal Agency Web Pages on Japan Disaster
- HHS Response to 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - NRC Actions on Japan's Emergency
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - The Earthquake in Japan and Tsunami Preparedness
White House Blog, U.S. Government - Japan 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami - U. S. Government Information
USA.gov - Japan - Travel Alert (Exoired October 18, 2011)
U.S. Department of State - Information for Americans In or Traveling to Japan
Embassy of the United States
Tokyo, Japan - U.S. Military Support
U.S. Department of Defense - Tsunami Event - March 11, 2011 Honshu
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Non-Governmental and International Organizations Web Pages
- Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region - Health Actions in Crisis: Japan Nuclear Concerns
World Health Organization - Japan: Earthquake and Tsunami - March 2011
ReliefWeb - Sección Emergencias Radiológicas
Resources in both English and Spanish.
Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America and the Caribbean
Free Resources from Publishers for Medical Responders
- Emergency Access Initiative
National Library of Medicine
The Emergency Access Initiative was activated for the period March 14, 2011 - May 20, 2011 to support those affected by the disasters in Japan or for those providing assistance to the affected population. It is no longer active.
This online collection provided free temporary access to 200+ popular medical journals. It also included over 60 e-books, including the Merck Manual, Harrison's Internal Medicine, basic textbooks, drug handbooks, and titles on emergency medicine, infectious diseases, toxicology, post-disaster public health and more. For assistance with the Emergency Access Initiative, please email custserv@nlm.nih.gov or call 1-888-346-3656 in the United States, or 301-594-5983 internationally.
Emergency Access Initiative is a collaborative effort between the National Library of Medicine and participating publishers. - Cochrane Evidence Aid: Resources for Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami
Healthcare interventions relevant to flooding and treating injuries.
Entire contents of The Cochrane Library opened free to everyone in Japan as of March 11, 2011.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Open Access Supplement on Nuclear Preparedness
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
People Locators
- Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake
Google - Japan 2011- Earthquake - Family Links Network
International Committee of the Red Cross
Disclaimer
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