This is Gerard Le Flamand and I dedicated this blog to prepare for the disastrous events to happen in 2012.Safety Tips: How to Survive an Earthquake
What to do before, during and after an earthquake. The earthquake safety tips may increase your chances of surviving an earthquake.
Before the Earthquake:
• Most quake-related injuries and deaths caused by falling objects, collapsing walls and flying glass. That’s why even before earthquake happen look around your house for things that could fall or move. Do you have heavy furniture that could topple over, such as bookcases, hanging plants or pictures and mirrors that might fall? Find dangerous spots and safe zones in your own house.
Define Your Safety Zone: against inside walls, under sturdy tables or desks, in stout doorways.
• Anchor heavy appliances and furniture such as water heaters, refrigerators and bookcases.
• Store flammable liquids away from potential ignition sources such as water heaters, stoves and furnaces.
• Stock up on emergency supplies. These include: battery operated radio (and extra batteries), flashlights (and extra batteries), first aid kit, bottled water, two weeks food and medical supplies, blankets, cooking fuel, tools needed to turn off your gas, water and electric utilities.
• All family members should know how to turn off gas, water, and electricity. Make sure that your family members know safe spots in the house and emergency procedures.
• Create a family disaster plan. Discuss with your family the types of disasters that could occur. Explain to your kids how to prepare and respond to each type of disaster.
During the Earthquake:
• If you are indoors, stay there. Quickly move to a safe location in the room such as under a strong desk, a strong table, or along an interior wall. Stay away from anything that could conceivably fall on you. Stay clear of windows, fireplaces, or appliances if a quake hits; stay out of the kitchen – it’s a dangerous place. Don’t run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking, or while there is a danger of falling or being hit by falling glass or debris.
• If you are outside, stand away from buildings, trees, telephones and electrical lines. Move to an open area where falling objects are unlikely to strike you.
• If you are driving, slow down smoothly and stop on the side of the road. Stay in vehicle. Avoid stopping on or under bridges and overpasses, or under power lines, trees and large signs. If you are in a mountainous area watch out for falling rock, landslides, trees, and other debris that could be loosened by quakes.
After the Earthquake:
• Check for injuries; attend to injuries if needed, help ensure the safety of people around you. If a person is bleeding, put direct pressure on the wound and use clean gauze, or cloth if available. If a person is not breathing administer CPR. Do not attempt to move seriously injured persons unless they are in further danger of injury. Cover the wounded with blankets to keep them warm. Seek medical help for serious injuries.
• Wear sturdy shoes to avoid injury from broken glass and debris.
• Check for damage. If your building is badly damaged you should leave it until it has been inspected by a safety professional. Leave the area if you smell gas or fumes from other chemicals.
• If the power is out, unplug major appliances to prevent possible damage when the power is turned back on. If you see sparks, frayed wires, or smell hot insulation turn off electricity at the main fuse box or breaker. If you will have to step in water to turn off the electricity you should call a professional to turn it off for you.
Also, be prepared for aftershocks. They are strong enough to topple more buildings, sever utility lines and hurt you hours, days, weeks – even months after the main quake. If your house is in solid shape, stay indoors if an aftershock hits.
Do not:
Do not turn on the gas and Do not use matches (lighters, camp stoves, barbecues, electrical equipment or any appliances) until you are sure there are no gas leaks.
Do not expect firefighters, police or paramedics to definitely be there for you. They may not be available.
Do not use your telephone, except for a medical or fire emergency. You could tie up the lines needed for emergency response.
You never know when an earthquake is going to happen. The best you can do is to prepare yourself and your family before the tragedy comes to your house.
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Tang ina nyo!!!!!!
I have survived many earthquakes beacause i made sure to cut off the wings of the flying glass! and about anchoring heavy appliances, whenever i applied for a job i would anchor a copy of the resume to the ground, just in case it really was heavy. If it`s not, maybe it would fly away and have the same effect as a flying glass. you never know… I live in the woods near Illyria, and as you all know there’s a hell lot of earthquakes there!! or earth kayaks, as one might call them… which reminds me, no one mentioned where earthquakes come from!
did you know it actually was indians who made them?
you know, they had their birtch kayaks, and for some reason they decided to make kayaks out of earth… i dunno, maybe they thought they would be cool or something… so the kayak just collapsed and made a BIIIG shaking, known as earth kayak, which was later simplified to earthquake!