The Korean Society of Kidney publishes a disaster response manual for the Korean artificial kidney room...Establish a standardized system of action
Dec 04, 2025
The Korean Kidney Association (Chairman Park Hyung-cheon) announced that it has officially published a Korean version of the 「Artificial Kidney Room Disaster Response Manual" that summarizes the safe action tips for dialysis patients and medical staff in various disaster crisis situations.
For dialysis patients, disaster situations such as fires, typhoons, power outages, and water cuts can lead to discontinuation of dialysis treatment, and even a few days of delay in treatment poses a fatal life threat. In response, the society produced this manual to prepare for the disaster crisis that has become frequent due to climate change and to prepare a standardized behavioral system that can be applied directly to the actual medical field.
The main contents include ▲ How to respond to fires in the artificial kidney room ▲ How to prepare for disasters such as typhoons, water disasters, power outages, and water supply ▲ Korean-style disaster response dietary guides, which contain specific guidelines for each type of disaster. Through this, medical staff, patients, and caregivers are designed to move organically with the same criteria.
In particular, the society released a video of 'survival strategies for dialysis patients in emergency situations' that patients can easily understand and follow in disaster situations along with this manual. This video, jointly organized and produced by the Disaster Response Committee of the Korean Nephrology Association and the Korean Disaster and Medical Association, provides specific guidelines for patients to respond to disasters on their own, such as ▲ How to prepare an emergency kit for disaster evacuation for patients ▲ Management of low-salt and low-calorie emergency food ▲ Emergency measures in situations of power outage and water supply ▲ Use of dialysis patient markers ▲ Precautions when moving to evacuation centers.
The Korean Kidney Society previously distributed 'Artificial Kidney Room Fire Response Manual 1-2 Edition' and 'Fire Response Standard Education Video' to strengthen medical institutions' response capabilities. Through the publication of this integrated manual, a thorough disaster response safety net was established between the field and the patient.
Chairman Park Hyung-cheon said, `Disasters come without notice, and when dialysis stops, life becomes a race against time"This guideline will be the minimum basis for patients to protect themselves and survive in emergency situations" he stressed.
Lee Dong-hyung, acting public relations director of the Korean Nephrology Association (Bumil Yeonse Internal Medicine), said "The Korean Nephrology Association plans to strengthen the safety net for dialysis patients nationwide by continuously developing and distributing disaster response contents that patients and medical staff can use together in the future."
On the other hand, the educational videos of 'Artificial Kidney Room Disaster Response Manual' and 'Survival Strategies for Dialysis Patients in Emergency Situations' can be found on the official website of the Korean Kidney Association and the official YouTube channel 'My Kidney Kidney Kidney Kidney'.
For dialysis patients, disaster situations such as fires, typhoons, power outages, and water cuts can lead to discontinuation of dialysis treatment, and even a few days of delay in treatment poses a fatal life threat. In response, the society produced this manual to prepare for the disaster crisis that has become frequent due to climate change and to prepare a standardized behavioral system that can be applied directly to the actual medical field.
The main contents include ▲ How to respond to fires in the artificial kidney room ▲ How to prepare for disasters such as typhoons, water disasters, power outages, and water supply ▲ Korean-style disaster response dietary guides, which contain specific guidelines for each type of disaster. Through this, medical staff, patients, and caregivers are designed to move organically with the same criteria.
In particular, the society released a video of 'survival strategies for dialysis patients in emergency situations' that patients can easily understand and follow in disaster situations along with this manual. This video, jointly organized and produced by the Disaster Response Committee of the Korean Nephrology Association and the Korean Disaster and Medical Association, provides specific guidelines for patients to respond to disasters on their own, such as ▲ How to prepare an emergency kit for disaster evacuation for patients ▲ Management of low-salt and low-calorie emergency food ▲ Emergency measures in situations of power outage and water supply ▲ Use of dialysis patient markers ▲ Precautions when moving to evacuation centers.
The Korean Kidney Society previously distributed 'Artificial Kidney Room Fire Response Manual 1-2 Edition' and 'Fire Response Standard Education Video' to strengthen medical institutions' response capabilities. Through the publication of this integrated manual, a thorough disaster response safety net was established between the field and the patient.
Chairman Park Hyung-cheon said, `Disasters come without notice, and when dialysis stops, life becomes a race against time"This guideline will be the minimum basis for patients to protect themselves and survive in emergency situations" he stressed.
Lee Dong-hyung, acting public relations director of the Korean Nephrology Association (Bumil Yeonse Internal Medicine), said "The Korean Nephrology Association plans to strengthen the safety net for dialysis patients nationwide by continuously developing and distributing disaster response contents that patients and medical staff can use together in the future."
On the other hand, the educational videos of 'Artificial Kidney Room Disaster Response Manual' and 'Survival Strategies for Dialysis Patients in Emergency Situations' can be found on the official website of the Korean Kidney Association and the official YouTube channel 'My Kidney Kidney Kidney Kidney'.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
