[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":329},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-chernobyl-and-radiation-protection":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":200,"relatedBooks":328},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":50,"contact_email_category":51,"yst_prominent_words":52,"class_list":60,"better_featured_image":85,"acf":135,"yoast_meta":144,"_links":147},24223,"2019-06-29T09:54:52","2019-06-29T07:54:52",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=24223&_wpnonce=f8b73c7f88&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-03-02T09:54:20","2023-03-02T08:54:20","chernobyl-and-radiation-protection","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fchernobyl-and-radiation-protection",{"rendered":17},"From Chernobyl To Mars: The Future Of Radiation Protection",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the minutes after block 4 of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl exploded, no one knew that they are experiencing a disaster that had never happened anywhere before on planet Earth. The public health, environmental, and even the socio-political consequences were disastrous and we can still experience its negative impacts. That’s why we posed the question of what public health authorities, as well as individuals, can do to mitigate the consequences of radiation exposure, and what digital technologies are available for radiation detection. In this respect, after our investigations, it even turned out that it would be beneficial to get to Mars as soon as possible. Are you asking why? We can only tell you to read on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Chernobyl brought nuclear energy issues back on the\ntable\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>The\nHBO miniseries \u003Cem>Chernobyl\u003C\u002Fem> was a marvelous\npiece of television, but shocking for too many reasons: the political and\nsociological environment that greatly added to the catastrophe, the individual\nreactions to what happened and why, and the disastrous medical heritage that\nmany still have been coping with for more than 30 years already. Moreover, the\nChernobyl disaster still lingers over our head as we make decisions about\npublic health issues and nuclear energy use – and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fedition.cnn.com\u002F2019\u002F06\u002F04\u002Fhealth\u002Fclimate-change-existential-threat-report-intl\u002Findex.html\">on the brink of climate catastrophe\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>,\nthese questions are more topical now than ever\u003C\u002Fstrong>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Based in Eastern Europe and having some personal experience in the Eastern block in the Cold War, one of The Medical Futurist team’s favorite scenes in \u003Cem>Chernobyl\u003C\u002Fem> was when the team trying to conduct cleaning activities on the roof of the nuclear power plant tries the brand new unmanned robot sent from West Germany. The high-tech device operated only for a couple of seconds. It turned out later that the communist leadership didn’t want to inform the adversarial West German government about the actual radiation values as they wanted to cover up the extent of the catastrophe, so the robot was calibrated for much lower numbers and didn’t stand a chance on the roof near the reactor that exploded. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nothing shows better the attitude that sacrifices people for the interest of the state than bringing a robot to the scene about which the Soviet leadership knows exactly that it won’t work and it won’t help the cleanup operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-HBO-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"radiation protection\" class=\"wp-image-24224\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-HBO-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-HBO-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-HBO-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-HBO.jpg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.themoscowtimes.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The\ndisastrous consequences for the health of people, animals, and the environment\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In another great scene, Valery Legasov, the lead scientist tells Boris Shcherbina, the Soviet apparatchik sent to Chernobyl to manage the aftermath of the disaster, why he has to decide for the evacuation of at least the nearby town, Pripyat. Legasov says that they both will likely be dead within the next five years – as a reaction, a visibly shaken Shcherbina answers a phone call. In another great tribute to the workings of the communist state, Legasov tells Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union what they would need to do as part of the cleanup operations and for how long will it take until the effects of the disaster wear off. He explained \u003Cstrong>how an area of 2,600 square kilometers has to be evacuated, how all livestock and every wild animal living in that zone have to be killed, how forests have to be torn down and the upper part of the soil around Chernobyl has to be removed. They estimated the need for 750,000 people and three years for the entire operation. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The suspense of the scene was palpable: what if Gorbachev says no and doesn’t allow such complex and long-lasting activities to be done for the protection of people’s health. In the end, he agreed to carry out the works, but it’s actually a fact that after the Chernobyl disaster on 26 April 1986, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.history.com\u002Fnews\u002Fchernobyl-disaster-timeline\">Soviet officials refused to cancel the May Day festivities in Kyiv\u003C\u002Fa>, just 140 km from the location of the catastrophe, even as radiation continued to be released unabated. As Shcherbina remarked at some point in the series, in Frankfurt, people don’t let their kids play outside – while the audience sees the students of Pripyat casually chatting on the streets. \u003Cstrong>So the question naturally arises, how dangerous was it to play outside. What have been the medical consequences in the short and long term that should have been considered? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FAbandoned-Kindergarden-512x342.jpg\" alt=\"radiation protection\" class=\"wp-image-24225\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FAbandoned-Kindergarden-512x342.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FAbandoned-Kindergarden-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FAbandoned-Kindergarden-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FAbandoned-Kindergarden.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abandoned kindergarten in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Ukraine, ghost town Pripyat. Source: www.emerging-europe.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The medical heritage of Chernobyl\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to the UNICEF, the explosion and ensuing fire spewed radiation over a territory the size of Germany and forced the abandonment of 400 communities in this formerly fertile agricultural region. But let’s slow down there a bit. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fscience-environment-47227767\">Two people in the plant were killed by the explosion, and, as air fuelled a fire that was burning for 10 days\u003C\u002Fa>, a cloud of radioactive smoke and dust was carried on the wind around Europe. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The first emergency workers rushed in as lethal smoke\nbillowed out. Of 134 who were diagnosed with acute radiation sickness (ARS), 28\ndied within months. At least 19 have died since. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.health.com\u002Fmind-body\u002Fradiation-poisoning-chernobyl\">The first symptoms of ARS\u003C\u002Fa> include nausea, vomiting, headache, and diarrhea,\nwhich can occur within minutes to days after exposure. In more extreme cases,\npeople can experience permanent hair loss, damaged oil- and sweat-producing\nglands, skin discoloration, scarring, and ulceration, or tissue death. In the\nfinal stages, bone-marrow decay, causing infections and internal bleeding, may\nlead to death coupled with unbearable pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>In\nthe months following the explosion, hundreds of thousands of people were\nrelocated, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fionizing_radiation\u002Fchernobyl\u002Fbackgrounder\u002Fen\u002F\">nearly 600,000 so-called ‘liquidators’\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>,\nmany working with no protection, sacrificed their health to contain and seal\nthe fiery reactor, as well as clean the contaminated area\u003C\u002Fstrong>. According to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.epa.gov\u002Fradiation\u002Fradiation-health-effects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPA\u003C\u002Fa>, exposure to radiation in moderate doses (like the\nnearby town of Pripyat would have had) can raise a person’s risk of getting\ncancer – in particular, thyroid cancer. Additionally, children and fetuses are\nat increased risk of radiation-related health problems. Exposure at moderate\nlevels can cause cells to divide rapidly, which can result in developmental and\nbirth defects in these sensitive groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>According to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fionizing_radiation\u002Fchernobyl\u002Fen\u002F\">Chernobyl health records\u003C\u002Fa>, people living in the radioactive traces fell ill from cancers, respiratory illness, anemia, auto-immune disorders, birth defects, and fertility problems two to three times more frequently in the years after the accident than before. In a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fcommentisfree\u002F2019\u002Fapr\u002F04\u002Fchernobyl-nuclear-power-climate-change-health-radioactivity\">highly contaminated Belarusian town of Veprin, just six of 70 children in 1990 were characterized as “healthy”\u003C\u002Fa>. The rest had one chronic disease or another. On average, the Veprin children had 8,498 Bq\u002Fkg of radioactive cesium (20 Bq\u002Fkg is considered safe) in their bodies. \u003Cstrong>However, 30 years after the disaster, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fscience-environment-47227767\">the estimates of cancer cases related to Chernobyl remain highly contentious\u003C\u002Fa>. Some experts believe that it’s still unclear how iodine defection and cancer cases relate to Chernobyl, but it’s beyond doubt that the consequences last for decades and affect large communities. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-archived-image-Vladimir-Repik-Reuters-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"radiation detection\" class=\"wp-image-24226\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-archived-image-Vladimir-Repik-Reuters-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-archived-image-Vladimir-Repik-Reuters-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FChernobyl-archived-image-Vladimir-Repik-Reuters.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An employee (back) of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant undergoes medical inspection at a medical center in the building of a young pioneers’ camp after the explosion of the fourth reactor in May 1986. Source:  REUTERS\u002FVladimir Repik \u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moreover, not only the physical but also the mental\nhealth of people was greatly burdened by Chernobyl. In its \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fscience-environment-47227767\">seminal 2006 report on the long-term consequences of\nthe accident\u003C\u002Fa>, the World\nHealth Organization did conclude that many people’s mental health has been\ndamaged – by fear of radiation and severe disruption to their lives. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The responsibility of governments and the options for\naverage people\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The negligence of the Soviet leadership was striking in every aspect of public health possible. First responders were sent to the area of the explosion without any protection. There were no iodine pills in huge doses in Chernobyl to mitigate the potential effects of thyroid cancer from the release of radioactive iodine-131. The evacuation of the town started way too late – only after 36 hours, and people had no idea what is happening to them. The effects of radiation were not communicated clearly – and the fact that radiation exposure rather follows weather patterns and not concentric circles around the nuclear power plant was never communicated or not understood fully even today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Thus, \u003Cstrong>the question arises: more than 30 years after the disaster, are we better prepared for the public health consequences of a potential nuclear disaster? How could digital health help or what could space programs say about future options for radiation protection? As we said before, these issues are more topical than ever\u003C\u002Fstrong>. Currently, some \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fcommentisfree\u002F2019\u002Fapr\u002F04\u002Fchernobyl-nuclear-power-climate-change-health-radioactivity\">policymakers are advocating a massive expansion of nuclear power as a way to combat climate change\u003C\u002Fa>. On the other hand, Yuval Noah Harari, historian, and writer of the book \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ynharari.com\u002Fbook\u002F21-lessons\u002F\">21 Lessons for the 21st Century\u003C\u002Fa>, said in one of his lectures that nuclear power, climate change, and disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence, are the three existential threats to humanity that we must solve if we want to survive. Thus, before we enter a new nuclear age, we should see how prepared we actually are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FRadiation-Protection-512x340.jpg\" alt=\"radiation protection\" class=\"wp-image-24227\"\u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.applus.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Fear and panic in Fukushima\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As the example of the Fukushima nuclear disaster shows, we cannot be sure that humanity entirely learned its lesson on how to handle nuclear emergencies. \u003C\u002Fstrong>When a tsunami flooded the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan in March 2011, and put its reactors into meltdown, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fenvironment\u002F2018\u002Fjun\u002F03\u002Fwas-fallout-from-fukushima-exaggerated\">some 150,000 people were evacuated in the days after the accident\u003C\u002Fa>. However, people were panicking: the government gave out no information about radiation levels and people had no idea if they were going to die. Even doctors were in the dark for 10 days. It emerged only later that radiation received by the public was rather low. By then, the scare and the psycho-social effects were so high that there are many people who would not return to Fukushima even if it were declared to be safe. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.who.int\u002Fionizing_radiation\u002Fa_e\u002Ffukushima\u002Ffaqs-fukushima\u002Fen\u002F\">WHO says\u003C\u002Fa> that the evacuation measures resulted in a sharp increase in mortality among elderly people who were put in temporary housings, along with an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, such as \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hindawi.com\u002Fjournals\u002Fjdr\u002F2015\u002F627390\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">diabetes\u003C\u002Fa> and mental health problems. The lack of access to healthcare further contributed to the deterioration of health. While there were no acute radiation injuries or death among the workers of the power plant, it is still early to evaluate the cancer risks connected to the disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FFukushima-512x362.jpg\" alt=\"radiation protection\" class=\"wp-image-24228\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FFukushima-512x362.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FFukushima-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FFukushima-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FFukushima.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this picture taken on July 27, 2018 and made available on July 30, 2018, a staff member of the Tokyo Electric Power Company is measuring radiation levels between reactor unit 2 and unit 3 (Rear) at the tsunami-crippled Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. Source:  Kimimasa MAYAMA \u002F POOL \u002F AFP \u002F Getty Images\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>How could digital technologies help in radiation\ndetection or protection?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While it is visible that authorities have a difficult and complex task to carry out when it comes to nuclear emergencies, so far, their performance has not been the most convincing in the area of protecting people. However, \u003Cstrong>in the age of digital societies and information technologies, individuals can take action on their own, too, right? \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>First\nand foremost, it would make sense to gather the appropriate amount of\ninformation about \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.world-nuclear.org\u002Finformation-library\u002Fsafety-and-security\u002Fradiation-and-health\u002Fradiation-and-life.aspx\">radiation exposure and radiation in general\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong>,\nand then monitor radioactivity on a regular basis.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For that, we have to know that we live on a\nradioactive planet: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fscience-environment-47227767\">natural radioactivity is all around us coming from the\nrays of the Sun, the food we eat, the Earth we walk on\u003C\u002Fa>. Dosimeters, plastic phone-sized gadgets that could\ntell whether the experienced amount of radiation is appropriate or not, could\nprove to be useful. The readings are in units called microsieverts (mSv), and\nwe are exposed to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Fnews\u002Fdatablog\u002F2011\u002Fmar\u002F15\u002Fradiation-exposure-levels-guide\">2.00 mSv natural radiation on a yearly basis\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, \u003Cstrong>with\nthe advancement of digital technologies, dosimeters not only exist as bulky\ndevices, but as built-in smartphone apps or wearables, and we expect the trend\nto continue in the future.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For example, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fthe-physics-arxiv-blog\u002Fyour-smartphone-can-measure-your-radiation-exposure-ce9b464d68aa\">researchers in the U.S have developed an app\u003C\u002Fa> that turns an ordinary smartphone into a radiation\ndetector by using the built-in camera to detect gamma rays. Such an app could be\nindispensable for first responders of nuclear emergency services, for travelers\nwho want to measure their radiation dose as they fly, or for people who live in\nregions that have naturally high levels of background radiation such as those\nproduced by granite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When looking at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthepreppingguide.com\u002Fradiation-detectors\u002F\">the market of handheld dosimeters, or Geiger Counters\u003C\u002Fa>, one of the most widely used civilian-available\nradiation detector near the Fukushima Daiichi plant was RADEX RD1503, as it is\nreliable and has an easy-to-use interface. Another one to consider is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002FGQ-GMC-300E-Plus-Radiation-dosimeter-monitoring\u002Fdp\u002FB00IN8TJYY\u002Fref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00IN8TJYY&pd_rd_r=4TFBS67228DMQRWA4VA0&pd_rd_w=kuST9&pd_rd_wg=68VEF&psc=1&refRID=4TFBS67228DMQRWA4VA0&linkCode=sl1&tag=preppingus-20&linkId=518c749238cffb999eace96db43687eb\">GQ GMC-300E-Plus Digital\nGeiger Counter\u003C\u002Fa> or the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002FB000796XSC\u002Fref=as_li_ss_tl?psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=preppingus-20&linkId=d13c8f2c37497012d58518f17d5b28a0\">GCA-07W Professional Geiger\nCounter\u003C\u002Fa>. Smart dosimeters\nalso appeared: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mirion.com\u002F\">Mirion Technologies\u003C\u002Fa>, a company based in\nCalifornia launched Dosime, a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fdosime-smart-radiation-detector-personal-home-use.html\">user-friendly, smart\nelectronic personal dosimeter\u003C\u002Fa> that is able to calculate and determine the amount\nof ionizing radiation a person is exposed to on a daily basis. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And if you are also curious about the levels of radiation on other places due to your travels, for example, you can check out the interactive \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.uradmonitor.com\u002F\">uRADmonitor\u003C\u002Fa>. The map shows global radiation data in real time stemming from IoT devices equipped with sensors for monitoring cities, offices, and homes in more than 40 countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FuRADmonitor-512x233.jpg\" alt=\"radiation protection\" class=\"wp-image-24229\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FuRADmonitor-512x233.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FuRADmonitor-768x349.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FuRADmonitor-1536x698.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FuRADmonitor.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.twitter.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What\ncould the future bring?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>While it seems to be obvious that both public health authorities and individuals should be well-equipped when it comes to radiation emergencies, there are trends which show that we are going in that direction. Especially, when we look at the developments in astronautics. As we already mentioned, radiation also comes from the rays of the Sun, and when moving towards space, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fscience-environment-47227767\">with less and less shielding from the Earth’s atmosphere, the dosage becomes higher\u003C\u002Fa> – that’s why radiation levels are higher on a plane at 10,000 meters. Thus, \u003Cstrong>radiation protection is one of the most significant medical concerns of astronautics, especially as some are considering a future manned mission to Mars. That’s the reason why NASA has been carefully studying the effects of radiation in space on astronauts for decades already\u003C\u002Fstrong>. The ISS crew constantly monitors radiation exposure, including tracking of the short-term and lifetime radiation doses for each astronaut to assess the risk for radiation-related diseases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nasa.gov\u002Ffeature\u002Fgoddard\u002Freal-martians-how-to-protect-astronauts-from-space-radiation-on-mars\">The organization also says\u003C\u002Fa> that, for example, radiation shielding will be a crucial technology for a voyage to Mars\u003C\u002Fstrong>. From better shielding to advanced biomedical countermeasures, NASA is currently studying how to protect astronauts and electronics from radiation – efforts that will have to be incorporated into every aspect of Mars mission planning, from spacecraft and habitat design to spacewalk protocols. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When The Medical Futurist interviewed \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fastronaut-abby-and-the-first-mars-mission\">aspiring astronaut Abigail Harrison alias Astronaut Abby\u003C\u002Fa>, she also mentioned that regarding a Mars mission, one of the biggest medical issues will be radiation, but she also mentioned how it could be beneficial to our health back on Earth. “\u003Cem>Being in space, you get exposed to great amounts and unpredictable types of radiation that needs to be studied carefully. Trying to keep astronauts as safe as possible, to repair some of the damage that’s been done, and to create better shielding mechanisms will be important. That will have a huge impact on Earth as improved treatment of radiation as well\u003C\u002Fem>.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FNASA-On-Mars-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"Astronaut Abby\" class=\"wp-image-24039\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FNASA-On-Mars-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FNASA-On-Mars-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FNASA-On-Mars-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FNASA-On-Mars-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F06\u002FNASA-On-Mars-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.businessinsider.in\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What Abby is saying basically means that a successful voyage to Mars would not only be an incredible step to all of humanity, but it would also bring us closer to more effective radiation protection here on Earth. We hope that with every passing day, we’ll get closer to Mars and further away from the ghost of Chernobyl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>In the minutes after block 4 of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl exploded, no one knew that they are experiencing a disaster that never happened anywhere before on planet Earth. The public health, environmental, and even the socio-political consequences were disastrous and we can still experience the negative impacts. That’s why we posed the question of what public health authorities, as well as individuals, can do to mitigate the consequences of radiation exposure, and what digital technologies are available for radiation detection. In this respect, after our investigations, it even turned out that it would be beneficial to get to Mars as soon as possible. Are you asking why? 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Digital technologies, such as interactive maps, open databases, textbots, apps, telehealth services or drones have great potential to help people stranded in life-threatening situations and make first response teams more effective during disasters. Let’s see how!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Hurricane season arrived in the Atlantic with destructive forces\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hurricanes hit the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean hard. Hurricane Harvey arrived in Texas at the end of August, left at least 39 people dead and \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnewsround\u002F41094278\">30,000 people in need of temporary shelter after their own homes were flooded\u003C\u002Fa>. On 26 August, 56,000 emergency calls were placed in Houston after the storm hit. Fortunately, the police were able to rescue 3,500 people from the floods in the city and the surrounding areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hurricane Irma roared and raged in Florida and the Caribbean. The destructive storm \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnewsround\u002F41165108\">arrived in the state on 10 September with heavy rain and winds of around 100 miles an hour\u003C\u002Fa>. Millions of people there had already left their homes. Huge areas in Florida are without power, and parts of the city of Miami are under water. The „big monster”, as it was called by US President Trump, cost the lives of four people there, while it already claimed 137 lives in the Caribbean. It is estimated that 1.2 million people on the islands have been affected by Irma and that could rise to 26 million after hitting the US, according to the Red Cross. As two more hurricanes, Jose and Katia, are also approaching the area, it is worth looking at how digital health can help people in need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhurricane-irma.jpg\" alt=\"Technology for disaster relief\" class=\"wp-image-16310\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhurricane-irma.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhurricane-irma-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhurricane-irma-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhurricane-irma-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>When medical facilities are affected, digital technologies jump on the stage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the case of natural disasters, it’s even more important to be connected to our loved ones and others, get information as quickly as possible and to find help. Especially, since hurricanes do not differentiate between medical and non-medical facilities. For example, Irma and Harvey heavily \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.marketwatch.com\u002Fstory\u002Fhow-hurricanes-harvey-and-irma-are-affecting-health-care-companies-2017-09-07\">affected health care companies with business in the hurricane areas\u003C\u002Fa>, from hospital chains to medical technology facilities and parts of the pharmaceutical supply chain. As Irma swept through the US Virgin Islands, i\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Fnews\u002F2017\u002F09\u002F07\u002Fhurricane-irma-cripples-only-hospital-st-thomas-churns-through-caribbean\u002F641242001\u002F\">t tore off the roof and crippled the only hospital on St. Thomas\u003C\u002Fa>. The islands’ 911 emergency system was also down. Moreover, 23 hospitals in the Houston region alone have evacuated their sickest patients, according to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.chron.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Farticle\u002FHospital-crisis-deepens-as-water-rises-1-500-12159473.php\">Houston Chronicle\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In such an ungodly situation, when you cannot turn to hospitals or pharmacies the same way as you usually do, technology might give a helping hand how to reach out. Social media, apps, open data, creative and fast acting software developers or drones might be indispensable partners of people in need in disasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-16311\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fst.thomas.jpg\" alt=\"technologies for disaster relief\" class=\"wp-image-16311\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fst.thomas.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fst.thomas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fst.thomas-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fst.thomas-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Fire and police stations collapsed and the main hospital in St. Thomas sustained heavy damage.\u003Cbr>Source: CBN News\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Tech giants for more effective rescue\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Interactive websites, online maps, and social media have an enormous potential in aiding first response teams in rescuing stranded individuals. In the future, saving people stranded in disaster-affected areas should be as smooth as the way Google Maps is organizing traffic. It knows where users are so it can analyze traffic too. Although we are not there yet, Google, Facebook, and all the other tech giants have invaluable resources for helping those in need – and they \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2017\u002F08\u002F29\u002Ftech-companies-harvey-houston-fundraising\u002F\">do their share in giving a helping hand\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The search giant, Google added \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Fsearch?q=hurricane+harvey&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONQecSoxC3w8sc9YSnJXWcbq0WsBExTjS2TTYyTkxOTLC1S0pIzGHkAfUnWWicAAAA\">Texas and Houston-specific alerts\u003C\u002Fa> combined with SOS Alerts to its map layers that detail emergency phone numbers, relief fundraisers, maps and other resources. Moreover, ahead of Hurricane Irma, Google Maps showed closed roads in Florida in real time. As in the case of previous life-threatening events, Facebook activated its Safety Check service for both Harvey and Irma, so users can see whether friends or family members were impacted by the disaster. The giant house-sharing website, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.airbnb.hu\u002Fwelcome\u002Fevacuees\u002Fhurricaneirmaevacuees\">Airbnb opened its platform\u003C\u002Fa> to all the people who had to be evacuated from their homes and to members of the rescue teams helping victims of both Harvey and Irma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-16313\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhouston-traffic-harvey.jpg\" alt=\"Technologies for disaster relief\" class=\"wp-image-16313\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhouston-traffic-harvey.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhouston-traffic-harvey-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhouston-traffic-harvey-512x268.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fhouston-traffic-harvey-458x239.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Transportation Shut Down in Houston on 28 August on Google Maps\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Interactive maps and open data bases\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>VentureBeat \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fventurebeat.com\u002F2017\u002F09\u002F11\u002Fthe-tech-tools-crucial-to-rescuers-during-hurricane-harvey\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that a trio of Houston-area software developers created an online rescue site entitled Houston Harvey Rescue in under three hours. Amazing achievement under hurricane conditions! They realized that 911 might not be able to handle all the incoming calls or there might also be problems in the phone system reach as well. The website helped carry out more than 7,600 rescues, but it also served organizational purposes: it could be indicated who was already rescued to avoid duplications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Houston-based community of tech advocates and volunteers, Sketch City built \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.texasrescuemap.com\u002F\">the Texas Rescue Map\u003C\u002Fa> for providing information about shelters, rescue vehicles and people who need to be saved. Lately, the website is rebuilt into the open source project entitled \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.crisiscleanup.org\u002Fpublic_map\">Crisis Cleanup\u003C\u002Fa> with the aim to make the recovery works faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsunlightfoundation.com\u002F2017\u002F08\u002F31\u002Fhow-houston-is-using-open-data-to-handle-hurricane-harvey\u002F\">City of Houston\u003C\u002Fa> made timely information available to the public before, during, and after the storm through a number of open data feeds. Residents of Houston and the area could use open data to track rising water levels, see which evacuation routes were still passable, and find nearby open Red Cross shelters. I think that in such extraordinary situations as floods or other disasters, safety issues overwrite certain privacy concerns, thus in the future, we are going to see many more open sources shared and used for specific purposes, such as disaster relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-16314\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcrisis-crisis-clean-up-interactive-map.png\" alt=\"Technologies for disaster relief\" class=\"wp-image-16314\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcrisis-crisis-clean-up-interactive-map.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcrisis-crisis-clean-up-interactive-map-768x512.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcrisis-crisis-clean-up-interactive-map-512x341.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Fcrisis-crisis-clean-up-interactive-map-375x250.png 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Crisis Clean Up Interactive Map – Houston\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Lead me to a safe place, textbot!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>A member of the Sketch City network, Nile Dixon developed a textbot for Harvey’s victims. Phone users only needed to text their zip code to the given number, and the bot informed them about the nearest shelter. The app called \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Ftech\u002Ftalkingtech\u002F2017\u002F08\u002F31\u002Fzello-app-helping-harvey-rescue-efforts\u002F619924001\u002F\">Zello\u003C\u002Fa> helped volunteer responders organize fleets of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Fnews\u002F2017\u002F08\u002F27\u002Fcajun-navy-heads-texas-aid-rescues\u002F606883001\u002F\">power boats, party boats and canoes\u003C\u002Fa> to find those caught by the rising waters. Zello is basically a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.usatoday.com\u002Fstory\u002Ftech\u002Ftalkingtech\u002F2017\u002F08\u002F31\u002Fzello-app-helping-harvey-rescue-efforts\u002F619924001\u002F\">walkie-talkie in your pocket.\u003C\u002Fa> Users push and hold a button to talk immediately with others on radio-style channels. With the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Firmasafetycheck.herokuapp.com\u002F\">Irma Safety Check\u003C\u002Fa> app, anyone can look up whether their friends and family members are safe and sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The Verge \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2017\u002F9\u002F9\u002F16280250\u002Fmit-urban-risk-lab-riskmap-hurricane-irma-real-time-crowdsource-flood-reporting\">reported\u003C\u002Fa> that MIT’s Urban Risk Lab has launched \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Friskmap.us\u002F\">RiskMap.us\u003C\u002Fa>, an open-source platform for tracking flooding in southern Florida. The pilot project provides updates in real time to citizens and emergency planners and allows for people to submit reports about the flood and the hurricane via Twitter, Facebook, or Telegram. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fnews.mit.edu\u002F2017\u002Fmap-real-time-crowd-sourced-flood-reporting-hurricane-irma-0908\">The system uses a chatbot that users can message directly\u003C\u002Fa> through any of the three social media sites, which sends users a link that will allow them to upload their location, the depth of the water, a description, and a picture, which is then displayed on a map. MIT hopes to create similar maps in other parts of the US in the future and add further social media platform to it. It might also become a platform for sending out alerts of emergency officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Survival kits come from drones\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the future, the deployment of drones in regions struck by a disaster will be natural. Within the next 3-5 years, technology and regulation will allow for an extended use of these small and agile helpers to deliver equipment, drugs and survival kits to people in need. They already successfully delivered small aid packages after the Haitian earthquake in 2012. Unmanned aerial vehicles help in humanitarian operations collect data and imagery about destroyed infrastructure; as it already \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.npr.org\u002F2017\u002F09\u002F10\u002F549922317\u002Ftelecom-companies-turn-to-drones-for-help-after-hurricanes\">started in the areas hit by Irma and Harvey\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Yet, they might be the best at spotting people in distress. Imagine that your house is flooded, the landline (if you have any) does not work, you are alone and your mobile phone is dead. How will you reach out? According to the Federal Communications Commission, Harvey disrupted at least 17 emergency call centers and 320 cellular sites, and it caused outages for more than 148,000 Internet, TV and phone customers. What to do in such a situation? Beyond rescue teams, drones need to be sent out to the field. In Florida, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nbcnews.com\u002Fmach\u002Fscience\u002Fhurricanes-show-why-drones-are-future-disaster-relief-ncna799961\">several drones have been out circulating over the flooded territories\u003C\u002Fa>. In the future, I expect many more to join their forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones.jpeg\" alt=\"Disaster Relief Drones - Drones in Medicine\" class=\"wp-image-14729\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones.jpeg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones-512x307.jpeg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F01\u002Fdisaster-relief-drones-417x250.jpeg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Distance diagnostics through telemedicine\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When hospitals are overstrained or under the effect of the disasters, and the arrival of medical aid is in delay due to weather conditions or organizational problems, telehealth companies come into the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When Harvey and Irma hit the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedcitynews.com\u002F2017\u002F08\u002Ftelehealth-providers-hurricane-harvey\u002F\">many ventures working in telemedicine offered their help\u003C\u002Fa>. Florida-based MDLive, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.businesswire.com\u002Fnews\u002Fhome\u002F20170830005331\u002Fen\u002FDoctor-Demand-Cover-Video-Visits-Cost-Affected\">Doctor on Demand\u003C\u002Fa> provided free telehealth consultations, while Boston-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.americanwell.com\u002Fpress-release\u002Famerican-well-waives-fees-for-people-affected-by-hurricane-harvey\u002F\">American Well\u003C\u002Fa> is offering free telehealth visits for psychological counseling and medical needs to victims through at least September 15, and Palo Alto, California-based \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.healthtap.com\u002F\">HealthTap\u003C\u002Fa> is giving affected individuals a week of online or mobile virtual consultations at no cost. I hope that in the future, telemedicine services will be made readily available for everyone in such crisis situations to let medical professionals deal with cases even before the patients arrives at a facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Disaster relief in the future\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The future of disaster relief will contain a lot more interactive maps, open databases, and drones. Although, I hope that collaboration will work smoothly among tech companies – at least in case of natural disasters – and instead of creating many different interactive maps, open databases, and apps, they will strive for having one platform. As it would facilitate transparency, avoid any duplications and make rescues more efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Ffuture-of-disaster-relief.jpg\" alt=\"Technologies for disaster relief\" class=\"wp-image-16315\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Ffuture-of-disaster-relief.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Ffuture-of-disaster-relief-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Ffuture-of-disaster-relief-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F09\u002Ffuture-of-disaster-relief-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Telehealth companies could offer valuable services for disaster victims from a distance, but in most of the cases, rescue teams have to be at the site of the catastrophe to save people. In these situations, portable diagnostic devices will be invaluable in the future. These gadgets can even be used by people without a medical background for health assessment. Making patients the point-of-care also makes sense from the perspective that sometimes the injured can only be moved to a hospital through cumbersome work; the digital devices providing fast measurements match up the requirement of the high speed of first response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, in a couple of years, 3D printers will already help hospitals deal with the increased need for casts, finger splints, and general medical equipment in case of catastrophes and disasters; while in the most futuristic scenario, AI algorithms could mine huge datasets coming from interactive maps and social media messages in real time to find those who are in need the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u=5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3&id=efd6a3cd08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.google.com\u002Furl?q=https:\u002F\u002Fthemedicalfuturist.us8.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe?u%3D5b42ebb547c75ff669a6572d3%26id%3Defd6a3cd08&source=gmail&ust=1534355444917000&usg=AFQjCNH9L0BP3FQtAahXcvw9Dg9JLtyZDw\">\u003Cb>Subscribe To The Medical Futurist℠ Newsletter\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>News shaping the future of healthcare\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Advice on taking charge of your health\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Reviews of the latest health technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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