title: How to prepare a hospital for an earthquake.
abstract: Practical earthquake preparedness guidance for hospitals is provided, including information on the following: areas of the United States subject to earthquakes, estimated casualties in future earthquakes, structural weaknesses in buildings, nonstructural vulnerabilities and retrofit solutions, emergency planning suggestions, experiences of hospitals in past earthquakes. Sources for further information are included.
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States