[jawsscripts] Re: earthquake what to do

  • From: "johnvi javier" <johnvij@xxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:57:08 +0800

sorry it is not my intention to give a hostile situation.
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From: "Chris Smart" <chris_s@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: earthquake what to do


> and you sent this to a Jaws scripting list why???
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> 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
>>
>>
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