Dimension system for disaster control
Journal Title: Journal of Analytical Bio-Science - Year 2013, Vol 36, Issue 4
Abstract
Disasters occur due to a variety of factors such as human or natural causes. Japan has especially been damaged by earthquakes from past to present. It is also clear that there are great possibilities that Japan will be extensively damaged by earthquakes in the future in the light of investigations to date. It is therefore important that countermeasures are prepared against disasters. The preparation of medical facilities is directly linked with the rescue of many lives. In a laboratory, the test system must recover rapidly in disasters to maintain hospital functions. In this paper, we discuss a ways to recover laboratory functions, and the Dimension system features how to contribute to maintaining the laboratory functions.
Authors and Affiliations
Tomoyuki Fukui
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