Comparison of Rescue and Relief Activities Within 72 Hours of the Atomic Bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Published in: Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 536 - 542
• Main Authors: Matsunari, Yuko, Yoshimoto, Nao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.12.2013; Cambridge University Press (CUP); Jems Publishing Company, Inc
• Subjects: Atomic bombs; Bombings; Comparative studies; Disaster relief; Evacuations & rescues; History, 20th Century; Humans; Japan; Japanese history; Nuclear Weapons; Nuclear Weapons - history; Original Research; Relief Work; Relief Work - history; Relief Work - statistics & numerical data; Time Factors; Transportation; World War II; Japan; Hiroshima Japan; Nagasaki Japan; Hiroshima; relief; atomic bomb; Nagasaki; rescue; disaster

To clarify the factors and reasons for the differences in the outcomes of rescue and relief efforts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, mainly focusing on the numbers of rescue/relief staffs and casualties in the period within 72 hours of the atomic bombings in August 1945. By retrieving the data and informa...