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Title: Ashes, ashes, we all fall


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Ashes, ashes, we all fall
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Lou Romig MD, FAAP, FACEP Miami Childrens
Hospital FL-5 DMAT
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Kobe Japan 1995
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The New Madrid Seismic Zone
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NMSZ
  • 120 miles long, from Missouri to Arkansas
  • Crosses 5 state lines
  • Crosses the Mississippi River in three places and
    the Ohio River in two
  • Geology of the area results in force transmission
    over an area 20x greater than West Coast quakes

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New Madrid Quakes 1811-12
  • Three major quakes estimated around 8 on the
    Richter scale, more than 10x stronger than the
    Great San Francisco earthquake
  • More than 2000 shocks over a 5 month period
  • 18 of the shocks rang church bells in Boston
  • Damage in 8 states
  • Death toll uncertain (100)

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The Future Along the New Madrid
  • Greatest earthquake risk in the US after the West
    Coast
  • 6.0 or greater shock every 80 years. Last one
    in 1895.
  • 90 probability of a 6.0-7.6 event before 2040
  • 7.5 or greater shock every 200-300 years. The
    last ones in 1812.
  • 7 probability of a major quake in the next 50
    years

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7.5 quake along the New Madrid
  • Damage expected in at least 20 states,
    1,000,000 sq miles
  • Tremors felt over half the US
  • Catastrophic damage in Memphis and St Louis
  • Unreinforced masonry structures demolished
  • Damage estimates in the 12 figure dollar range

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7.5 quake along the New Madrid
  • Disruption of transportation routes for the
    entire country road, rail, river, air
  • Disruption of energy supplies for much of the
    country (LP gas trunk lines)
  • Likely that everyone in the US will be affected
    directly or indirectly

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7.5 quake along the New Madrid
  • Flooding
  • Fires
  • Landslides
  • Sand blows
  • Contamination and disruption of water supplies
  • Haz-mat releases

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7.5 quake along the New Madrid
  • 10 million homeless
  • 500,000 injured
  • 20,000 - 80,000 deaths
  • 6 Childrens Hospitals in Memphis and St. Louis
    alone

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  • Are you prepared for disasters as individuals and
    families?
  • Is your parent facility prepared for a disaster?
  • Does your team have its own disaster plan?
  • Staff
  • Equipment
  • Priorities before, during, after

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  • Has your facility and team done everything
    possible to join disaster resource networks
    before a disaster ever happens?
  • Do you know what you may be getting yourselves
    into as responders?

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Some harder questions
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  • How much risk is your parent facility willing to
    let you take?
  • How much of a financial commitment is your
    facility willing to make?
  • Is your team prepared to function independently,
    providing most of your own supplies and support?
  • Is your team adequately trained to do scene work
    in potentially dangerous environments? Discipline
    vs. risk-taking

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  • Are you physically and psychologically prepared
    to work in austere, dangerous conditions? How
    much risk are you willing to take?
  • Does your family support you in your role as a
    responder?

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Reality Check
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The questions need to be asked.
You wont find the answers in a book.

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Never add to a disaster.
Be honest about your capabilities and your
commitment.
Every disaster response will be a life-changing
experience.
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Thank you!
  • louromig_at_bellsouth.net
  • www.jumpstarttriage.com
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