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What are your survival plans if a world disaster happens.?

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Most (if not all) governments collapse and there is anarchy everywhere.

How Many Points Do You Know about the Knowledge on Earthquake?

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

According to the scientists report, there are many earthquakes happened every year, but there are still lots people who lack of the knowledge on self-defense. It is very important and necessary for us to learn more.

Experiences show that from the time when people find earthquake light, earthquake sound and feel shock to house damage, collapse and form disaster, there are more than ten secongs and at most more than thirty seconds. This shorttime called early-warning time. If people could grasp certain of knowledge, do some preparation and keep a clear mind, they could make full use of the precious time and may evacuate successfully.

Don’t rush to run to outside when earthquake happens suddenly, and we should find a place to hide. Maybe there is still a hope to survive. Therefore, take the measure of hide nearbly when earthquake happens and evacuate as soon as possible after shock. Of course, if people in the cottage or first floor, they can directly go to a safe location outdoors.

Why people had better not run out at the moment of earthquake?

Because large numbers of urban residents live in high-rise buildings, and they have no enough time to go outside of the building. On the contrary, it would result in the crowded in corridor and cause other unexpected hurts. Besides, people enter or leave the building at the moment of earthquake, it most likely to be hurted by the falling goods. Furthermore, house will severe shake at the moment of earthquake, causing doors and windows deformation, it probably could not open doors and windows and lost the time of survival. And then, at that time, people are also in the state of shaking, so it is difficult to stand and run stably.

How to escape earthquake nearby?
If you are at indoor, try to find the most solid furniture and hide under or close it; or hide in the corner of your house, restroom or kitchen such small space rooms. Don’t hide in elevator hoistway, or jumping from the building, these are more dangerous.

If you are at outdoor, try to far away from narrow streets, high buildings, high chimneys, transformer, glass curtain wall buildings, high level bridge and the places where store the dangerous flammable goods. In order to prevent the aftershock from causing other damage, don’t come back to the uncollapse houses the the earthquake stops.

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What to do when there is a disaster?

Friday, May 29th, 2009

These pointers is what you should do when there is  a disaster.

You hear the siren? Go inside and close doors and windows. Turn  on the radio  or tv to the disaster channel. Check crissis websites for more information during a disaster. Follow the instructions of the government and helpers. Do not get your children from school, the school leadership helps your children. Help others as much as possible. Even if the phone still working, do not make unnecessarily calls this is to prevent the overload of the telephone network.

Here are some points what you should do.

When there is a big fire.

  • Can you no longer see through the smoke? Stay than low to the ground.
  • Can you not leave the building? Ga stand for a window so the fire brigade can see you.
  • Go never back into a burning building.
Terrorist attack.
  • Go to an open place, away from large buildings.
  • Give (mobile phone) pictures you made to the police.
  • Do not Go look at the site of the attack.
Traffic disaster.
  • Are you with the car in a tunnel: leave the car and go through the nearest escape route out of the tunnel.
  • Do not walk unnecessarily on the highway.
  • Keep the emergency route free for the fire brigade, police and ambulance.
Disease wave.
  • Always use paper handkerchiefs that you after use immediately can throw away.
  • Wash your hands often.
  • Stay home if you have a contagious disease.
Collapse danger.
  • Stay low to the ground, look for shelter under heavy furniture or a door post, sit there quiet, and protect your head and neck with your arms.
  • Do not use elevators.
  • If you are covered under the rubble lay down quiet as possible and make sounds if possible on pipes or tubes. Scream only when there is not otherwise possible.
Electricity, gas, water or phone failure.
  • Listen to the disaster channel on your radio with batteries.
  • Is the phone still working? Call not unnecessarily this will overload the telephone network.
  • If the power still? Take a look at the website of your community.

Flood

  • Expected you that the water comes in your house? Turn off gas and electricity.
  • Make an evacuation package ready (radio + battery, flashlight, batteries, medicines, important documents, food and drink, clothing and blankets).
  • If you can not away: listen to the regional disaster channel on your portable radio.
Nuclear Accident
  • Stay inside or go inside and close doors and windows and all ventilation, such as hood, vent duct, wall and toilet grid.
  • Do not use drink tap water, no rain, no leaf vegetables or difficult to clean food.
  • Keep pets inside and do not touch people and animals who have been outside.
Dangerous substances
  • Stay inside or go inside and close doors and windows and all ventilation, as hood, vent duct, wall and toilet grid.
  • Listen to the disaster channel and look at a crissis website.
  • Go to a room wich you can close good where is no draught, preferably middle in the home or building.
  • Are you outside? Walk across the wind with a cloth to your nose and mouth.
Disorder
  • If there creates panic during an event, do not go against the people flow.
  • Stay calm and follow the instructions of the authorities.
  • Do not go to the site of the disorder.

When there is a disaster do follow these important points.