Given the complexity of the health care environment and the threats to patient safety and quality care, collaboration with other members of the health care team is vital. Fortunately, there are many organizations investing significant time in providing helpful resources and recommendations.
Impact on Japan's Economy. The Triple Disaster devastated Japan's economy in four ways. First, it destroyed 138,000 buildings and cost $360 billion in economic damage. This is more than the $250 billion cost estimate for Hurricane Katrina.
The effects of the Great Kanto Earthquake were mainly the fires. These were so bad because at the time of the earthquake (11:58 am) the Japanese people were cooking lunch at their stoves. Consequently, when the earthquake struck, the gas stoves exploded and the fires spread rapidly.