Earthquake Injury Epidemiology and Building Damage from the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake: County of Santa Cruz

这个项目阐述了从1989年10月17日洛马普里埃塔地震中吸取的教训。在大多数自然灾害中，对人类人口有重大的直接影响：具体地说，伤害和死亡是由灾害本身造成的，或者是由于特定危险对基础设施的影响。尽管在过去的几十年里，工程学的进步无疑减轻了这种影响，但对于自然灾害中发生的伤害的确切原因和严重程度，仍然有许多悬而未决的问题。通过应用地震伤害流行病学这一相对较新的领域中发展起来的技术，这项建议中所述的研究将使人们能够对1989年圣克鲁斯县洛马普雷塔地震造成的伤害进行详细的流行病学研究。初步快速反应实地勘察--已经进行--再加上全面的后续数据收集和访谈，将能够详细说明该县因地震造成的所有受伤情况。这些信息将对防震减灾活动有很大帮助。此外，收集数据将能够测试研究方法，以便在今后的活动中应用。

This project addresses lessons that can be learned from the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. In most natural disasters, there is significant direct impact on human populations: specifically injuries and death result from the hazard itself, or as a result of the particular hazard's effect on the infrastructure. While advances in engineering have certainly lessened this impact over the past several decades, there are still many unanswered questions as to the precise cause and severity of injuries occurring during natural disasters. By applying techniques developed in the relatively new field of earthquake injury epidemiology, the research described in this proposal will enable a detailed epidemiologic study to be made of the injuries resulting from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the County of Santa Cruz. Preliminary quick-response field reconnaissance - already performed - coupled with comprehensive follow-up data collection and interviews will enable a detailed accounting of all the injuries in the County resulting from the earthquake. This information will be of significant use for earthquake preparedness and hazard mitigation activities. In addition, collection of the data will enable the testing of the research methodology for application in future events.