Some Baseline Data for a Effective Response of Emergency Services in a Seismic Disaster In Southern Caucasus

Abstract

On the base of statistical materials of 1988 Spitak earthquake suggesting some important date for an effective response of emergency services in a disaster are suggested: dynamics of casualties (irreversible human losses) in the ruins during the first days of earthquakes; the dynamics of rescue force expansion during the first two weeks for earthquake zone with 500000 population; an estimate of minimum necessary medication and medical accessories per 5000 patients; forecasting the degree of damage to different types of residential buildings depending on the intensity of the earthquake and the number of possible victims.