Haiti was the most lethal (French)
Earthquakes caused the deaths of more than 780 thousand people during the past decade (2000/2010), which represents about 60% of all deaths from disasters in the period, according to a study published in the journal Lancet on Friday.
According to the study, the earthquake also affected directly the lives of another two billion people during the same period.
She says the worst is that those earthquakes that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 and which had a magnitude seven degrees on the Richter scale and killed 316 people.
Followed in terms of the extent of the damage human earthquake struck the Indian Ocean on December 26 / December 2004, with a magnitude of 9.1 on the Richter scale, generating powerful tsunamis killed 227 people.
The third most powerful earthquakes that is witnessed in Sichuan Province, southwest China, May 12 / May 2008 and was measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, killing 87 thousand and five hundred people.
The study seeks to give decision-makers, specialists, emergency initial briefing on the size of earthquakes as a priority health, and to alert doctors about the type of injuries that are likely to confront.
She says that "large-scale earthquakes and can lead to injury rates of between 6% and 8% of the population at risk."
According to the investigation, the death toll unfolding in waves, starting with those resulting from falls immediately for the building, followed hours later, mortality resulting from serious injuries to internal organs, and the third wave, he spoke after days or weeks following the earthquake and include die from sepsis (sepsis) or multi-organ failure.
Health damage
The most common health damage among the survivors of earthquakes include - according to the study - injury to kidney, liver, spleen, and bone fractures, followed by Tmzkadtha.
Children are most vulnerable to injury, as represented between 25% and 53% of those affected by the earthquake.
In addition to the search and rescue instant urges study, working in the field of health careto deal with problems related to infectious diseases in crowded shelters firmly.
Asserts - contrary to popular belief - that the bodies do not pose a risk unless there is an outbreak of epidemic cholera.
In the long term, the study cautions that earthquakes have substantial impacts on mental health, leading to high prevalence of depression.
The study warned that the threat of earthquakes will only worsen with the increasing world population and rapid expansion and growth of cities in vulnerable areas.
Include the cities - which the study said it is in seismic zones - Tokyo (32 million) andMexico City (20 million) and Los Angeles (15 million) and Istanbul (nine million).
Source: French