地震发生时保护自己的三步骤：Drop,Cover and Hold on (“伏倒、掩护、抓住")

    小插曲---亲身经历：在国内我遇过一次小地震。1984年南京市区发生一次3.2级地震。那晚大约晚上10点多钟---11点钟吧，大家都睡下了。我睡上铺，感觉到明显的摇晃，但以为是下铺的室友在动。从灾区来的河北同学格外敏感，大喊一声“地震啦”。紧接着走廊上也响起隔壁宿舍同学的叫喊声和奔跑的脚步声。她们的动作相当地快，衣服没披就往楼下冲。下铺的室友（南通来的大姐，59年出生的，比我大好几岁）探出头来问：“小妹，跑不跑？”我从闽南来，只知台风的威力，不晓得地震的厉害，所以不知道怕，答：“听门外的脚步声那么杂，这会儿一定够挤。把板凳帮我摆好了，我跳下来时方便些。”大姐笑道：“好。我陪你在宿舍里呆着先不跟她们挤。”后来没再摇了，但大多数同学仍留在操场上，尽管辅导员用广播喇叭劝说大家回屋。我们宿舍的个别室友还待到四点多钟才回转。外面的声音很吵，我躺在温暖的被窝里也是不能入睡。穿着睡衣在户外挨了冻的室友见我没有撤离，叫道：“你真是个没被震过的麻木人。都快毕业了，今儿要是大地震，你俩--国家未来的栋梁之材又不跑，就这么无知地牺牲在屋里，岂不可惜？！真是贼胆！”骂得我俩不敢吱声。现在想一想，当年自己真是“盲勇”，呵呵~~。

    下面看一下这三步骤：伏倒、掩护、抓住 （Drop，Cover and Hold on）。 如果地震时正在睡觉，就留在床上，并用枕头保护头部。如果周围没有可做掩护的家具，就到墙角，蹲下并用手掩护头、颈。如果刚好在车里，就留在车里不要出来。

更多详细的内容请参考红十字会的信息：

http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/checklists/Earthquake.pdf

If you are inside when the shaking starts …

* Drop, cover and hold on. Move as little as possible.
* If you are in bed, stay there, curl up and hold on. Protect your head with a pillow.
* Stay away from windows to avoid being injured by shattered glass.
* Stay indoors until the shaking stops and you are sure it is safe to exit. If you must leave the building after the shaking stops, use stairs rather than an elevator in case there are aftershocks, power outages or other damage.
* Be aware that fire alarms and sprinkler systems frequently go off in buildings during an earthquake, even if there is no fire.

If you are outside when the shaking starts …

 
* Find a clear spot and drop to the ground. Stay there until the shaking stops (away from buildings, power lines, trees, streetlights).
* If you are in a vehicle, pull over to a clear location and stop. Avoid bridges, overpasses and power lines if possible. Stay inside with your seatbelt fastened until the shaking stops. Then, drive carefully, avoiding bridges and ramps that may have been damaged.
* If a power line falls on your vehicle, do not get out. Wait for assistance.
* If you are in a mountainous area or near unstable slopes or cliffs, be alert for falling rocks and other debris. Landslides are often triggered by earthquakes.

相关链接:

http://www.earthquakecountry.info/dropcoverholdon/ 

（里面有一段落专门批判e-mail上疯传的Doug Copp（道格.库普)的“生命三角法”("triangle of life" method )之误，值得注意！）

CDC网站：

Preparing for an Earthquake

What to Do During an Earthquake

Emergency Supplies

Earthquake Audio and Video Resources

Food & Water Concerns

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