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BE
PREPARED FOR AFTERSHOCKS. Lead your family to a previously identified safe
place outdoors. |
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CHECK
FOR HAZARDS in your house. Put out fires immediately. Turn off gas, electricity
and water at main source. Clean up any spilled medicines, drugs, or other
harmful materials such as bleach, kerosene. LEAVE the house if a fire cannot
be put out or gas leak is detected. |
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BEWARE
of items falling off shelves when you open doors of cupboards. |
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CHECK
FOOD AND WATER SUPPLIES. Plan meals to use up food that will spoil quickly.
Food in the freezer should be good for at least 2 days days, if the door
is kept closed. If your water supply is cut off you can drink water from
water heaters, melted ice cubes or canned vegetables. Use barbecues or
camp stoves outdoors, and only for emergency cooking. |
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HELP
INJURED OR TRAPPED PERSONS. Administer first-aid (if you know how). DO
NOT try to move seriously injured persons unless they are in further danger
of injury. Get medical help for the seriously injured. |
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TIE
pets and domestic animals. Be wary of all animals. |
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WEAR
shoes to avoid injury from broken glass and debris. |
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DO
NOT enter any building. |
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DO
NOT eat or drink anything from open containers near broken glass. |
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DO
NOT turn on the gas again if you have turned it off. |
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DO
NOT use matches, lighters, stoves, electrical appliances and equipment
until you are sure there are no gas leaks. They may create a spark that
could ignite leaking gas and cause an explosion and fire. |
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DO
NOT use your telephone except for a medical or fire emergency. The telephone
lines are needed for emergency services. |
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DO
NOT leave any child alone. Talk and play with the children. |
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DO
NOT drive. Walk or use a bicycle. |
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DO
NOT criticize or pass judgement on rescue workers. They are doing it under
severe constraints. |
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If
you are trapped inside a collapse building, DO NOT panic and shout for
help. Breathe slowly and believe in your survival. RESPONSE when you hear
signals from outside. The best way to response is to blow a whistle. |
