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Earthquakes are among the most impressive natural phenomena with very high potential to set off a chain of effects that significantly affects public health through casualties and injuries.
4 Νοε 2011 · Earthquakes Have Devastating Health Effects. Dr Susan A Bartels and Dr Michael J Van Rooyen’s review published Online First in The Lancet details the devastating health effects of...
7 Φεβ 2023 · Respiratory, gastrointestinal, and vector-borne diseases, as well as wound and skin infections, are mainly recorded among the earthquake-affected population. Measures for effectively preventing earthquake-triggered infectious diseases are also proposed.
Damage to tall buildings is often concentrated on the upper storeys, where the motion is greater. Another common cause of damage is ‘pounding’ by collisions with adjacent buildings. However, tall structures can survive low-frequency vibrations if they are designed to do so.
25 Φεβ 2012 · Understanding of the medical effects of earthquakes, especially in large urban centres, necessitates awareness of the regional seismic risk, structural vulnerability, local response capacity, and resilience of the curative medical services.
The effects from earthquakes include ground shaking, surface faulting, ground failure, and less commonly, tsunamis. Ground Shaking. Ground shaking is a term used to describe the vibration of the ground during an earthquake. Ground shaking is caused by body waves and surface waves.
