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‘Drop, Cover And Hold On’ Or ‘Triangle Of Life’ Attributes Of Information Sources Influencing Earthquake Protective Actions, Sudha Arlikatti, Shih-Kai Huang, Chin-Hsien Yu, Chunlin Hua

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A well-known fact is that an earthquake or earth shaking does not cause injuries and deaths. Rather, buildings and infrastructure systems collapsing on people do. Hence, reputable government organizations from countries prone to high earthquake risks are heavily invested in advising their populations on immediate lifesaving protective actions (PAs). One such action is the ‘Drop, Cover and Hold on’ strategy proven to have saved countless lives. Unfortunately, in recent years another action known as the ‘Triangle of Life’ has been trolled through internet sites and hearsay. It is believed that adopting such an unsubstantiated erroneous action is likely to put …