The Importance of DMAT, AMDA, and Community Cooperation in Disaster Medical Care

Hayashi H, Ohnishi A, Nakayama H, Takeda M, Kinoshita M, Takaiki K, Kitano S, Yoshioka K and Bando H

Published on: 2026-01-22

Abstract

For disaster medicine such as earthquake, hyperacute response would be required in short period. After that, long-term management in evacuation shelter will need various factors that should be prepared beforehand. Some rescue teams have exist, including Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), Japan Medical Association Team (JMAT), Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) and others. As a robust regional disaster prevention system, Authors have developed the Regional Collaboration Association, Kizuna (RCA-Kizuna), where Kizuna means bonds of the heart. RCA-Kizuna exists in Houetsu Hospital, and it conducted Tokushima Prefecture Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Drill for Nankai Trough earthquake in October, 2025.