Earthquakes: Health Information Guide
Overview
- Earthquake Data and Information
National Geophysical Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce - Earthquake Preparedness
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Earthquakes
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Earthquakes Hazards Program
U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior - Earthquakes - Technical Hazard Sheet: Natural Disaster Profile
World Health Organization - Cochrane & Evidence Aid: resources for earthquakes
Cochrane Library
Information by Topic Area
The searches below find resources from two National Library of Medicine databases:
- Disaster Lit®: links to disaster medicine and public health documents for a professional audience, available on the internet at no cost. Includes expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and more.
- PubMed: more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Click on the searches below, or go directly to the databases and develop your own searches.
General Health-Related Information
Disaster Lit
Crush Injuries
Disaster Lit
Wound Management
Disaster Lit
Responder Safety
Disaster Lit
Mass Casualties
Disaster Lit
Sanitation and Health
Disaster Lit
Coping
Disaster Lit
Multilingual Resources
- Terremotos (Earthquakes)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Protecting Yourself While Responding to Earthquakes: Safety and Health Awareness for Responders to Earthquakes
(PDF, 4.6 MB)
Also available in Haitian Creole (PDF, 4.6 MB) and Spanish (PDF, 4.6 MB)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health - MedlinePlus en español, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
- Asuntos de seguridad (Safety Issues)
- Enfrentarse con desastres (Coping with Disasters)
- Pérdida de extremidades (Limb Loss)
- Preparativos y recuperación ante un desastre (Disaster Preparation and Recovery)
- Primeros auxilios (First Aid)
- Terremotos (Earthquakes)
- Trastorno de estrés postraumático (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)
- Tsunamis
Resources for the General Public
Health information for the general public about hazards, emergencies, and disasters is available in MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus resources are also available in Spanish.