What does it Mean to Truly Empathize with a Patient? An Analysis of Japanese Cases Employing the Narrative Approach Perspective | Chapter 5 | Current Innovations in Disease and Health Research Vol. 2

 What does it mean to doubtlessly empathize with a patient? The authors (a psychiatrist and a theorist) explore this topic from the singular perspectives acquire from decades of experience. We discuss by what method some approaches that may be interpreted are necessary if we are to feel compassion for a patient. We also suggest the current situation surrounding organization involved in the restoration of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (the supposed Fukushima 50) after the nuclear calamity caused for one Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. We conclude with what we have well-informed to truly emphasize accompanying patients from these cases: (1) small departures seem expected useful sometimes; (2) healthcare experts do not have to be too hard on themselves to feel compassion for patients, and a natural, narrative approach-located attitude is frequently more than enough; and (3) physical posture, in addition to psychological posture, might also be a determinant. Moreover, we look at the plan of the “village society” and contend that it is necessary for medical specialists to be fully informed about latest trends the negative connotations of center societies.

Author(s) Details:

Akira Akabayashi,
Department of Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Eisuke Nakazawa,
Department of Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.

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Ten Years after the Great Earthquake Hit | Chapter 9 | Challenges in Disease and Health Research Vol. 9

 The unexperienced big earthquake with M 9.1 at 14: 46 on March 11th, 2011 shook Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate Prefecture, and the surrounding area violently. Twenty minutes later, a Tsunami of 20-34 metres in height struck and enveloped the Pacific Coasts, killing over 25,000 people. 1) Infections such as Norovirus, Legionella pneumophila, Clostridium tetani, and Rickettsia spp. spread among the evacuated in overcrowded gymnasiums. 2) High amounts of arsenic pollution were found at two locations in the north-east Tohoku regions, accounting for 8% (36/129) of the total. 3) The nuclear power plant explosion at Fukushima, which spilled hazardous materials, was the most serious disaster caused by the Tsunami. Residents within a 20-kilometer radius of the power plant explosion were forced to flee to safer locations. The contaminated pollutants were inhaled, swallowed, and drunk by those living near the exploded power plant. Although some cattle were transported to safer areas, unmovable livestock and pets died of starvation. The treatment of explouded nuclear reactors and radioactive debris, as well as tritium water contamination, is the most pressing post-tsunami issue.

Author (S) Details

Jin-Ichi Sasaki
Aomori University of Health & Welfare, 8-1 Mase-Hamadate, Aomori 030-8505, Japan.

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