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    This document provides steps to stay safe during an earthquake in 3 phases: before, during, and after. Before an earthquake, one should develop an emergency plan and gather supplies like water, food, and first aid. During, remain calm and take shelter away from windows or tall objects that could fall. After, check for injuries and hazards, use the phone only for emergencies, and listen to the radio for instructions. The overall message is to remain calm and follow an emergency plan to minimize risks of injury from a earthquake.

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    This document provides steps to stay safe during an earthquake in 3 phases: before, during, and after. Before an earthquake, one should develop an emergency plan and gather supplies like water, food, and first aid. During, remain calm and take shelter away from windows or tall objects that could fall. After, check for injuries and hazards, use the phone only for emergencies, and listen to the radio for instructions. The overall message is to remain calm and follow an emergency plan to minimize risks of injury from a earthquake.

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    This document provides steps to stay safe during an earthquake in 3 phases: before, during, and after. Before an earthquake, one should develop an emergency plan and gather supplies like water, food, and first aid. During, remain calm and take shelter away from windows or tall objects that could fall. After, check for injuries and hazards, use the phone only for emergencies, and listen to the radio for instructions. The overall message is to remain calm and follow an emergency plan to minimize risks of injury from a earthquake.

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    The main element is to stay calm,

    because many suffer injuries as a

    EARTH

    result of cuts from glass, falling ob-

    QUAKE
    QUAKE!!

    jects, crowds of people on stairs


    and all because of panic. To
    avoid these accidents here are

    Protect yourself
    during an
    earthquake.

    some steps that may be effective against an earthquake were


    provided.

    Benemrita Universidad de Puebla.


    Prep. Lic. Benito Jurez Garca.
    Ingles II.
    De la Cruz Velasco Wanda Fernanda.
    Nieto Lpez Mariluna.
    Prez Jurez Juan Jos
    Ros Olmos Sara.
    Sevilla Sevilla Nayeli.

    BEFORE:
    1 We must develop a plan for the protection, safety and evacuation.

    DURING:
    1 You must preserve the serenity avoiding panic or
    mass hysteria.

    2 You must have in place a


    first aid kit containing a flashlight with batteries, portable
    radio, warm clothing, bottled
    water and canned food.
    3 You must ensure high elements (shelves, bookcases or
    closets) avoiding having to falling objects movement.
    4 You must know the location of keys of gas, water, electricity fuses.
    5 You must remove obstacles to evacuation routes.
    6 You have to Locate and mark safety zones and
    escape routes.
    8 You can make evacuation drills in case of
    earthquakes, in order to educate people about
    the steps to take and determine whether the
    emergency plan is effective.
    9. You can designate a specific responsibility for
    each member of the environment, whether at
    home or the office.
    10. You can determine safe meeting point in case
    of emergency.

    2 You place yourself on previously established safe places, do not should take shelter under tables, desks or
    desks away from windows or objects that could fall.
    3 You must place on the floor with knees together and

    AFTER:
    1 You must go to the established protection zones,
    unruffled
    and without departing from the group.

    back to the windows.

    2 You must not touch power lines that have fallen.

    4 You must Holding both hands tightly behind her

    3 You must close the gas taps to prevent any

    head, covering her neck with them.

    leakage and use it again until it has made adequa-

    5 You must hide her face in her arms to protect head,

    te inspection.

    eyes tightly shut.

    4 You must close electric power circuits to avoid

    6 If necessary evacuate, you must use the stairs not ele-

    injury from contact with downed wires or a possi-

    vators.

    ble fire.

    7 If this in the yard should stay away from buildings,

    5 No need to return to damaged areas without

    power lines and windows.

    prior authorization.

    8 If you are by car or bus, the driver must slow down

    6 You may use the phone only in urgent calls.

    and stop in a safe place. Also, people should stay in


    their seats until everything goes back to normal.
    9 You can Use the phone only in case of a real emergency, to avoid saturating the phone lines.
    10 If you are in a coastal area, you must stay away from
    the sea as soon as possible to guard against a possible
    tsunami.

    7 You can tune the radio for emergency measures.

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