sorry it is not my intention to give a hostile situation. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Smart" <chris_s@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 10:13 AM Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: earthquake what to do > and you sent this to a Jaws scripting list why??? > > At 08:02 PM 3/25/2010, you wrote: >>Protect Yourself During an Earthquake... >>Drop, Cover, and Hold On! >> >>OFFICIAL RESCUE TEAMS from the U.S. and other countries who have >>searched for trapped people in collapsed structures around the >>world, as well as emergency managers, researchers, and school >>safety advocates, all agree that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is the >>appropriate action to reduce injury and death during earthquakes. >>Methods like standing in a doorway, running outside, and "triangle >>of life" method are considered dangerous and are not recommended >>(see below). >>Topics addressed below include: >>. What to do wherever you are when shaking begins >>. How people with a mobility limitation or a disability can >>protect themselves >>. Why experts recommend Drop, Cover, and Hold On >>. What experts do not recommend you do during an earthquake >> >>WHAT TO DO IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHAKING BEGINS >>www.dropcoverholdon.org >>www.dropcoverholdon.org >>Your past experience in earthquakes may give you a false sense of >>safety; you didn't do anything, or you ran outside, yet you >>survived with no injuries. Or perhaps you got under your desk and >>others thought you overreacted. However, you likely have never >>experienced the kind of strong earthquake shaking that is possible >>in much large earthquakes: sudden and intense back and forth >>motions of several feet per second will cause the floor or the >>ground to jerk sideways out from under you, and every unsecured >>object around you could topple, fall, or become airborne, >>potentially causing serious injury. This is why you must learn to >>immediately protect yourself after the first jolt... don't wait to >>see if the earthquake shaking will be strong! >>In MOST situations, you will reduce your chance of injury if you: >>. DROP down onto your hands and knees (before the earthquakes >>knocks you down). This position protects you from falling but >>allows you to still move if necessary. >>. COVER your head and neck (and your entire body if possible) >>under a sturdy table or desk. If there is no shelter nearby, only >>then should you get down near an interior wall (or next to >>low-lying furniture that won't fall on you), and cover your head >>and neck with your arms and hands. >>. HOLD ON to your shelter (or to your head and neck) until the >>shaking stops. Be prepared to move with your shelter if the >>shaking shifts it around. >>Wherever you are, protect yourself! You may be in situation where >>you cannot find shelter beneath furniture (or low against a wall, >>with your arms covering your head and neck). It is important to >>think about what you will do to protect yourself wherever you are. >>What if you are driving, in a theater, in bed, at the beach, etc.? >>Step 5 of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety describes what to >>do in various situations, no matter where you are when you feel >>earthquake shaking. >> >>HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES >>For those who cannot "drop" due to mobility limitations, or for >>those who have other special situations, Advice for people with >>disabilities or access and functional needs (432 KB PDF), a >>document from CalEMA, explains what to do when you physically >>cannot "Drop, Cover, and Hold On." >> >>WHY RESCUERS AND EXPERTS RECOMMEND DROP, COVER, AND HOLD ON >>Trying to moving during shaking puts you at risk: Earthquakes >>occur without any warning and may be so violent that you cannot >>run or crawl; you therefore will most likely be knocked to the >>ground where you happen to be. So it is best to drop before the >>earthquake drops you, and find nearby shelter or use your arms and >>hands to protect your head and neck. "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" >>gives you the best overall chance of quickly protecting yourself >>during an earthquake... even during quakes that cause furniture to >>move about rooms, and even in buildings that might ultimately collapse. >>The greatest danger is from falling and flying objects: Studies of >>injuries and deaths caused by earthquakes over the last several >>decades show that you are much more likely to be injured by >>falling or flying objects (TVs, lamps, glass, bookcases, etc.) >>than to die in a collapsed building. "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" >>(as described above) will protect you from most of these injuries. >>If there is no furniture nearby, you can still reduce the chance >>of injury from falling objects by getting down next to an interior >>wall and covering your head and neck with your arms (exterior >>walls are more likely to collapse and have windows that may >>break). If you are in bed, the best thing to do is to stay there >>and cover your head with a pillow. Studies of injuries in >>earthquakes show that people who moved from their beds would not >>have been injured if they had remained in bed. >>You can also reduce your change of injury or damage to your >>belongings by securing them in the first place. Secure top heavy >>furniture to walls with flexible straps. Use earthquake putty or >>velcro fasteners for objects on tables, shelves, or other >>furniture. Install safety latches on cabinets to keep them closed. >>Instructions for how to "secure your space" are at >>www.daretoprepare.org. >>Building collapse is less of a danger: While images of collapsed >>structures in earthquakes around the world are frightening and get >>the most attention from the media, most buildings do not collapse >>at all, and few completely collapse. In earthquake prone areas of >>the U.S. and in many other countries, strict building codes have >>worked to greatly reduce the potential of structure collapse. >>However, there is the possibility of structural failure in certain >>building types, especially unreinforced masonry (brick buildings), >>and in certain structures constructed before the latest building >>codes. Rescue professionals are trained to understand how these >>structures collapse in order to identify potential locations of >>survivors within "survivable void spaces." >>The main goal of "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is to protect you from >>falling and flying debris and other nonstructural hazards, and to >>increase the chance of your ending up in a Survivable Void Space >>if the building actually collapses. The space under a sturdy table >>or desk is likely to remain even if the building collapses- >>pictures from around the world show tables and desks standing with >>rubble all around them, and even holding up floors that have >>collapsed. Experienced rescuers agree that successfully predicting >>other safe locations in advance is nearly impossible, as where >>these voids will be depends on the direction of the shaking and >>many other factors. (See "triangle of life" below.) >>The ONLY exception to the "Drop, Cover and Hold On" rule is if you >>are in a country with unengineered construction, and if you are on >>the ground floor of an unreinforced mud-brick (adobe) building, >>with a heavy ceiling. In that case, you should try to move quickly >>outside to an open space. This cannot be recommended as a >>substitute for building earthquake-resistant structures in the >>first place! >> >>WHAT RESCUERS AND EXPERTS *DO NOT* RECOMMEND YOU DO DURING AN >>EARTHQUAKE >>Based on years of research about how people are injured or killed >>during earthquakes, and the experiences of U.S. and international >>search and rescue teams, these three actions are not recommended >>to protect yourself during earthquakes: >>DO NOT run outside or to other rooms during shaking: The area near >>the exterior walls of a building is the most dangerous place to >>be. Windows, facades and architectural details are often the first >>parts of the building to collapse. To stay away from this danger >>zone, stay inside if you are inside and outside if you are >>outside. Also, shaking can be so strong that you will not be able >>to move far without falling down, and objects may fall or be >>thrown at you that you do not expect. Injuries can be avoided if >>you drop to the ground before the earthquake drops you. >>DO NOT stand in a doorway: An enduring earthquake image of >>California is a collapsed adobe home with the door frame as the >>only standing part. From this came our belief that a doorway is >>the safest place to be during an earthquake. True- if you live in >>an old, unreinforced adobe house or some older woodframe houses. >>In modern houses, doorways are no stronger than any other part of >>the house, and the doorway does not protect you from the most >>likely source of injury- falling or flying objects. You also may >>not be able to brace yourself in the door during strong shaking. >>You are safer under a table. >>Please help! If you have received an email about the "triangle of >>life" please respond to its sender by directing them to this page: >> >>www.earthquakecountry.info/dropcoverholdon/ >> >>Ask them to send this link to everyone they sent the "triangle" >>email, and to the person who sent it to them. Thank you! >>DO NOT get in the "triangle of life": In recent years, an e-mail >>has been circulating which describes an alternative to the >>long-established "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" advice. The so-called >>"triangle of life" and some of the other actions recommended in >>the e-mail are potentially life threatening, and the credibility >>of the source of these recommendations has been broadly questioned >>(see links at left). >>The "triangle of life" advice (always get next to a table rather >>than underneath it) is based on several wrong assumptions: >>. buildings always collapse in earthquakes (wrong- especially in >>developed nations, and flat "pancake" collapse is rare anywhere); >>. when buildings collapse they always crush all furniture inside >>(wrong- people DO survive under furniture or other shelters); >>. people can always anticipate how their building might collapse >>and anticipate the location of survivable void spaces (wrong- the >>direction of shaking and unique structural aspects of the building >>make this nearly impossible) ; and >>. during strong shaking people can move to a desired location >>(wrong- strong shaking can make moving very difficult and dangerous). >>Some other recommendations in the "triangle of life" e-mail are >>also based on wrong assumptions and very hazardous. For example, >>the recommendation to get out of your car during an earthquake and >>lay down next to it assumes that there is always an elevated >>freeway above you that will fall and crush your car. Of course >>there are very few elevated freeways, and laying next to your car >>is very dangerous because the car can move and crush you, and >>other drivers may not see you on the ground! A compilation of >>rebuttals from many organizations to these alternative >>recommendations, as well as news articles about the controversy, >>is listed at left. >> >>PRACTICE THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE >>You will be more likely to react quickly when shaking begins if >>you have actually practiced how to protect yourself on a regular >>basis. A great time to practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On is by >>participating in the Great California ShakeOut this October (and >>soon in other areas). >>More information about what to do during an earthquake can be >>found at www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/step5.html. >> >>Created in the SCEC system >>Last modified: March 08 2010 18:39 >>© 2010 www.scec.org Southern California Earthquake Center @ >>www.usc.edu >> >> >> >>e-mail addresses: >>johnvij@xxxxxxxxx >>johnvi.javier@xxxxxxxxx >>skype ID johnvi2 >>yahoo messenger johnvij >>__________ >>Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository >>http://jawsscripts.com >> >>View the list's information and change your settings at >>//www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > > __________ > Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com > > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts > __________ Visit and contribute to The JAWS Script Repository http://jawsscripts.com View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/jawsscripts