Anearthquakecanoftencausedamage.Knowinghowtoprepareforsuch 31 eventcandirectlyaffectyourchanceofsurvival.
Ifyouareoutdoorsfindanopenareafree 32 treesandtallbuildings.Ifyou 33 (drive)whenanearthquakehitsslowdownandstopinaclearplace.Rememberthatyouhavetostayinyourcar.Donotparknearbuildings 34 underbridges.Ifyouareindoorsyoumustprotectyourselffrom 35 (fall)objectsbyfindingasafeplaceinyourhome.Forexampleyoucanhideundersomething.Thismostoftenmeansaheavytableordesk 36 islargeenough.Itisimportantforyoutoknowwherethefurnitureis 37 anearthquake.Besidesmakesurethatallthefamilymembersknowthebestplacetohide 38 ineachareaofthehouse.
Forfamilieswithyoungchildrenit’srecognizedtobemoreimportanttopractice 39 todointheearthquake.Makesureyourfamilyhasaplanofactionandtellyourchildrenwheretomeeteachother. 40 isalsowisetobepreparedbytakingaFirstAidclasstolearnsomethingusefulforapossibledisaster.