A study was conducted on risk-management of clothing that may help people protect themselves physically and psychologically from the shock of an emergency such as the Great Hanshin Earthquake. This ...study resulted from a determination of the hardships sufferers experienced in and after the earthquake, as was clarified in our first report. It was learned that most of the sufferers had their greatest interest in clothing against the cold at the time of their emergent escape during that winter season, in the order of overcoats and then underwear, either wrapped or collected randomly. Through their devastated, waterless living that followed, they paid efforts especially in the procurement of underwears. Those who took advantage of relief materials accounted for only 33.1 % of all sufferers. This benefit naturally centered on sufferers living in officially-provided residences. Underwear, however, was not necessarily welcome because of size, cleanliness, etc. A survey conducted 1 year after the earthquake showed that 31 % of sufferers whose houses were partially destroyed had never previously set aside “emergency clothing.” Most of the sufferers felt it was important to do so only immediately after the disaster. Now the necessity for risk-management education of clothing, such as keeping a stock of underwear for emergencies, has been brought to light.
Wearing Habits after the Disaster OMURA, Tomoko; KIOKA, Etsuko; MORI, Yuki
Journal of Home Economics of Japan,
1997/06/15, Letnik:
48, Številka:
6
Journal Article
Odprti dostop
An investigation was conducted by means of questionnaires changes in wearing habits overtime for female sufferers of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. The questionnaires were conducted in July, 1995 (204 ...sufferers) and in January, 1996 (104 sufferers) for the purposes of obtaining reference materials for risk management of clothing and documentation of the situations of sufferers. The results are as follows : The greater the people suffered, the less clothing they wore, including wearing only a nightgown or wearing an additional coat or sweater, and wearing slippers going barefoot at the time of their escape. On the night of the disaster, 28% of the victims used nightwear compared to the previous night. This figure rose to 53.9% 1 month later. Recovery from what was slowest for aged men. As for bedding, the greatest sufferers had to make do with only a blanket for a long time. Six months after the earthquake, 75% of the sufferers began to take interest in their dress. After a result of the research, the necessity of education in the areas of risk management of clothing and survival skills became apparent. Now the task remains for the establishment of improved rescue and information relay systems.
A study was conducted on wearing habits and the management of clothing that may help people protect themselves physically and psychologically from the shock of an emergency such as the Great ...Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Now the need for education in risk management and survival skills of clothing, such as daily preservation of underwears, has been suggested.
