Study on the nurse's relief activity at Nagasaki atomic bombing

2011-2012年度科学研究費助成事業(科学研究費補助金(基盤研究(C))研究成果報告書 課題番号：23593141 研究代表者 : 松成裕子(鹿児島大学・医学部・教授)この研究は、被爆者に対する看護という誰もが経験し得ない事を対象としている。被爆当時の看護職者に、救護活動の体験を語ってもらい、証言をDVDとして保存し、被爆地長崎における戦後復興期の看護活動をまとめた。証言内容を記述化し、分析することで、復興期の看護活動の体系化を図り、災害看護の構築を目的とした。このように看護職の知識と経験をまとめることは、新たな看護の視点や復興支援活動の指針の発見にも繋がり、意義があった。また、国際学会での発表、原著論文としても公表することができた。Purpose: To clarify the situation with respect to nursing care conducted immediately before and after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Method: Five surviving nurses, who were registered nursing staff in Nagasaki at the time of the bombing, volunteered to participate in this research. Individual interviews were conducted in order to obtain information concerning the nursing activities in affected areas. The collected information was compared with official documents regarding the atomic bombing of Nagasaki as well as the findings of current studies on nursing in disaster situations. Finding: The five participants clearly indicated that, starting the day of the bombing, nursing care activities changed from moment to moment according to the condition of radiation victims, the condition of affected areas, and the relief systems in place. Under these conditions, nurses attempted to provide nursing care to victims of the bombing through any means possible. Conclusion: The participants in the present study communicated a single message: that nursing care must be flexible in critical situations. Triage and cooperation with other types of medical professionals were also identified as important factors in nursing care. Ethical consideration: Prior to data collection, approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan