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Table 1
The characteristics of facilities that responded to the questionnaire and the existence of permanent facilities.
| N | Years elapsed since designation as an NDRH | Manuals on nuclear disasters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than | Over | p value | No | Yes | p value | |||
| 4 years | 4 years | (N =8) | (N = 18) | |||||
| (N =9) | (N = 17) | |||||||
| Characteristics of facilities responding to our questionnaire | ||||||||
| Annual number of medical personnel that attended nuclear disaster medicine training seminar | Less than 50 | 14 | 8 (88.9) | 6 (35.3) | 0.015 | 5 (62.5) | 9 (50.0) | 0.683 |
| Over 50 | 12 | 1 (11.1) | 11 (64.7) | 3 (37.5) | 9 (50.0) | |||
| Regional classification of NDRHs in Japan | East Japan area | 12 | 5 (55.6) | 7 (41.2) | 0.683 | 3 (37.5) | 9 (50.0) | 0.683 |
| West Japan area | 14 | 4 (44.4) | 10 (58.8) | 5 (62.5) | 9 (50.0) | |||
| Average number of external patients per day in an NDRH | Less than 1,100 | 13 | 4 (44.4) | 9 (52.9) | 1.000 | 5 (62.5) | 8 (44.4) | 0.673 |
| Over 1,100 | 13 | 5 (55.6) | 8 (47.1) | 3 (37.5) | 10 (55.6) | |||
| Manuals on nuclear disasters | No | 8 | 2 (22.2) | 6 (35.3) | 0.667 | – | – | – |
| Yes | 18 | 7 (77.8) | 11 (64.7) | – | – | |||
| Years elapsed since designation as an NDRH | Less than 4 years | 9 | – | – | – | 2 (25.0) | 7 (38.9) | 0.667 |
| Over 4 years | 17 | – | – | 6 (75.0) | 11 (61.1) | |||
| The existence of permanent facilities | ||||||||
| No | 13 | 2 (22.2) | 11 (64.7) | 0.048 (Significant by one-tailed test) | 6 (75.0) | 7 (38.9) | ||
| Yes | 13 | 7 (77.8) | 6 (35.3) | 2 (25.0) | 11 (61.1) | 0.202 | ||
| Dedicated emergency room for contaminated patients | 0.097 (No significant difference in two-tailed tests) | |||||||
| Dedicated indoor space for the examination of body surface contamination | No | 11 | 1 (11.1) | 10 (58.8) | 0.036 | 6 (75.0) | 5 (27.8) | 0.038 |
| Yes | 15 | 8 (88.9) | 7 (41.2) | 2 (25.0) | 13 (72.2) | |||
| Storage facilities for radioactive waste | No | 12 | 1 (11.1) | 11 (64.7) | 0.016 | 6 (75.0) | 6 (33.3) | 0.090 |
| Yes | 14 | 8 (88.9) | 6 (35.3) | 2 (25.0) | 12 (66.7) | |||
| Water storage tank for storing radioactively contaminated water | No | 11 | 3 (33.3) | 8 (47.1) | 0.683 | 6 (75.0) | 5 (27.8) | 0.038 |
| Yes | 15 | 6 (66.7) | 9 (52.9) | 2 (25.0) | 13 (72.2) | |||
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