Steps
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Specific Actions
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Concerns
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Check for injuries
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Administer emergency first aid
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Move severely injured only if mandatory
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Be prepared for aftershocks
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Evacuate
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Leave cautiously
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Put on shoes
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Avoid elevators
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Choose exits carefully
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Be prepared for aftershocks
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Check for safety
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Turn off utilities
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Gas, water, electric lines may be broken
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Use flashlight, not candles
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Electric sparks or flame may ignite gas
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Account for building occupants
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May need to do search and rescue
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Confine pets
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Dog bites common after earthquake
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Get information
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Use portable or car radio
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Are there nearby secondary hazards, like chemical spills, fire?
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Avoid sightseeing, unnecessary travel, or spreading rumors
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Care for and comfort others
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Reassure children, ill, handicapped and elderly
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Need physical and emotional care
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Avoid leaving them alone
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More physical and emotional trauma than other individuals
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Make shelter
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Use large plastic garbage bags
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Existing structures may be unsafe
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Use blankets
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Prevent hypothermia
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Locate food and water
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