Feasibility of evacuating vulnerable people during a tsunami: Comparing assistant velocities with a wheelchair, transport chair, and rollator on three different inclines outdoors

Abstract This study aims to analyze and compare the transportation feasibility of the following three tsunami evacuation support devices that carry vulnerable persons: (A) a rollator, (B) a transport chair, and (C) a wheelchair. Each of these supports was examined for its feasibility during transit...

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Main Authors: Nobuhito Ohtsu, Akihiko Hokugo, Abel Táiti Konno Pinheiro, Jihyang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Japan Architectural Review
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2475-8876.12140