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Are You Prepared for the Next Earthquake?

你為下一次地震做好準(zhǔn)備了嗎？

This booklet is designed to help you and your family plan for and survive a major earthquake. By taking action to be prepared, you can lessen the impact of an earthquake on your family. Set aside some emergency supplies, and teach your family what to do at home during and after a disaster. You could be without help for up to 72 hours, so learn to cope for at least that long.

Movement of the ground is seldom the actual cause of death or injury. Most casualties result from partial building collapse and falling objects and debris, like toppling chimneys, falling bricks, ceiling plaster, and light fixtures. Many of these conditions are easily preventable.

Because earthquakes occur without warning, it’s important to take steps now to prepare, so that you know what you can do and how to respond — constructive, protective action is possible.

這本小冊子旨在幫助你和家人學(xué)會(huì)未雨綢繆，以便在大地震時(shí)逃生。事先進(jìn)行準(zhǔn)備，可以減少地震帶來的沖擊。做一些適當(dāng)?shù)膽?yīng)急儲備，并告訴你的家人在災(zāi)難中和災(zāi)難之后該做些什么。當(dāng)災(zāi)難發(fā)生時(shí)，你很可能在72小時(shí)之內(nèi)得不到任何救助。因此，至少要學(xué)會(huì)如何撐過72個(gè)小時(shí)。

地震中地面的移動(dòng)一般不會(huì)直接造成傷亡。大多數(shù)傷亡是由建筑物的坍塌以及物體和建筑物殘骸墜落造成。比如，倒塌的煙囪、落下的磚頭、天花板上的泥塊以及燈具等。而多數(shù)情況都是易于避免的。

地震發(fā)生前是沒有征兆的，因此，從現(xiàn)在就開始進(jìn)行準(zhǔn)備相當(dāng)重要。這樣一來，你才會(huì)知道災(zāi)難發(fā)生時(shí)該做什么，該如何應(yīng)對，如何進(jìn)行有意義的自我保護(hù)。