
doi: 10.1272/jnms.69.185
pmid: 12068332
The Nippon Medical School New Tokyo International Airport Clinic (Airport Clinic) was opened in 1992 as Japan's first 24-hour international airport clinic. To date, it has provided medical services to a total of 117,953 patients. Of these, 85,545 (72.5%) were airport employees, 28,662 (24.3%) were passengers, and 3,746 (3.2%) were others. Of the total, non-Japanese patients accounted for 8,485 (7.2%). In the year to March 31, 2001, the Clinic treated an average of 43.9 cases per day. The number of emergency patients was 2,969 or 2.3% of the total, of whom 500 (0.4%) were non-Japanese. There were 47 deaths, with age ranging from 14 to 84 (average age 64.0). The ratio of males to females who died was 28:19. Of the 47 deaths, 18 were non-Japanese. Pulmonary thromboembolism is considered to have played a role in 25 of the deaths. Based on more than 8 years of airport clinical experience, we believe that a first-class international airport should have excellent medical facilities that can provide quality emergency medical services to travelers and disaster victims.
Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Male, Emergency Medical Services, Travel, Adolescent, Middle Aged, Japan, Humans, Female, Aged
Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Male, Emergency Medical Services, Travel, Adolescent, Middle Aged, Japan, Humans, Female, Aged
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