[Conducting disaster assistance drills for patients who receive a home ventilator care].

Individual assistance plan in the event of disaster has been formulated for neurodegenerative disease patients who wear a ventilator. This study was conducted for evacuation drills by simulating an actual disaster. Disaster assistance drills were conducted with the participation of relevant parties like home care service providers and local community association; the drills were sought to make sure that patients could be transported safely.

[Our attempt to disaster response for patients receiving home ventilator care].

An improvement of support system for patients who need assistance in the event of a disaster is crucial. Evacuation support plan (individual plan) has recently begun to include patients with intractable disease, and specific guidelines are being drafted to establish a support plan for patients with intractable disease in the event of disaster. Here, we report our attempt to a disaster response for patients receiving home ventilator care.