Japan earthquake causes the government to look to new health devices for the victims

Apr 17
12:31

2011

Eric Cambridge

Eric Cambridge

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Health devices help victims of Japan's earthquake

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The Japanese earthquake was one of the largest and most destructive earthquakes to have been recorded. Although there may not have been an extremely high amount of deaths a direct result of the quake,Japan earthquake causes the government to look to new health devices for the victims   Articles however there has been quite a bit of concern regarding the radiation that is being emitted from the damaged nuclear facility. It had been the plan of the Japanese Nuclear Authority to build their reactor next to the ocean in order to utilize the cooling effect of the water. However, due to the waves that were created as a result of the earthquake the facility was actually severely damaged and since then there has been a great deal of radiation that has been entering the city and expanding to surrounding cities. One of the major concerns that faces the Japanese government is the health and safety of its people and they have taken the initial step to actually evacuate the majority of the people that live in the nearby vicinity of the site. Beyond that the government is truly in distress trying to find a resolution to try to help with the nuclear fallout. One of the major health concerns that has occurred is actually respiratory conditions including asthma due to the destruction.

 

As a part of the government’s initiative to disperse the responsibility for the health of the people they have begun to give the affected populations nebulizer devices in order to help them with their respiratory conditions. A nebulizer is a device that takes special respiratory medication and quickly transforms that into mist form so that it can be easily absorbed by the body. The benefit of doing this is that individuals themselves can take some of the responsibility of their health in their own hands and relieve the strain that has been put on the health care system including hospitals and clinics. Some victims have actually been given a quick instruction on how to use the device and the authorities have released to them special medication for use to minimize their symptoms. The unfortunate side of things is that the radiation that is prevalent in the affected area as well as the surrounding areas has been ever increasing. It has actually brought back many horrible memories of the Chernobyl incident in Russia that caused so many deaths across the area and also affected the overall radiation levels across the world and to this day is still causing concerns for authorities. 

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