RECOMMENDATIONS IN

CASE OF EARTHQUAKE

drills, act calmly and do not forget

your responsibilities.

Control your emotions, do not run

desperately, do not shout, these
attitudes are contagious and
breaks out the panic.

Settle into security zones; run the

emergency plan.

When the earthquake is strong

and you know you must evacuate,
do it in open and safe places.

If you are in the classroom, exit in

an orderly manner, without
pushing or screaming.

If you are in a building or home,

take cover under the door
frames, hold under the columns
of the structure of the building,
away from windows.

BEFORE THE EARTHQUAKE:

Identify and stay in safe places

Identify external security areas:

parks, sports fields, patios
gardens etc.

Organize staff brigades.

b. DURING THE EARTHQUAKE:

Execute all steps implemented in

If you are on the street, stay away

from walls, buildings, light poles,
trees, go to open spaces.

If the earthquake surprise you on

the coast, stay away, it could
produce a tsunami.

to apply heart massage, after

which time the person dies.

If there is severe bleeding, cover

WHAT TO DO BEFORE, DURING

AND AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE

c. AFTER EARTHQUAKE:

After a strong earthquake you

should
be
prepared
for
aftershocks may occur.

Use battery-powered radio and

listen to emergency reports.

the wound with a bandage as

clean as possible and apply

Do not walk barefoot, you could

step on glass or sharp objects.

Identify injured and

proportionate first aid, remember
that if breathing has been
interrupted must act immediately,
every second is DEFINITELY a
person can die within three
minutes of suspended breathing,
unless you are asita a breath
artificial. The same it happens in
cardiac arrest, are three minutes

pression over the area.