A survey of international urban search-and-rescue teams following the Ji Ji earthquake.
On 21 September 1999, the Ji Ji earthquake killed 2,347 people. In the immediate aftermath the international community, mobilised rapidly and sent urban search-and-rescue (US&R) teams to the scene. This paper will present an annotated survey of the expertise and standard of equipment of international US&R teams following that earthquake which could serve as a blueprint for the establishment of US&R teams elsewhere at risk from earthquakes.
Chiu
Wen-Ta
WT
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
Arnold
Jeffrey
J
Shih
Yaw-Tang
YT
Hsiung
Kuang-Hua
KH
Chi
Hsueh-Yun
HY
Chiu
Chia-Huei
CH
Tsai
Wan-Chen
WC
Huang
William C
WC
D000533:Altruism; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008493:Medical Missions / Q000458:organization & administration; D012066:Relief Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*