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Collapsing buildings and safe triangles instead of "duck and cover" approach

what about teaching people in the event of a earthquake, bombing or buiding collapse, instead of duck and cover, I read recently that there is a TRIANGLE of safe space created next to any object where a person can lie flat - prior to reading that article or watching that video (I can't remember the source) I did not realize that it was even a possibility. the information came from a man who studied collapsing buildings for years and he said that fatalities could have been avoided if only people knew WHERE and HOW to place themselves before a collapse occurred. This was life saving information that I had never heard and the word certainly needs to get out mainstream to help save people's lives in the event of disaster.

Submitted by Melissa Melissa 2 years ago

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  1. Philip Smith
    Agreed
    2 years ago
  2. Melissa Melissa
    Agreed
    2 years ago
  3. Kevin Coughlin
    Disagreed
    2 years ago

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  1. Melissa Melissa

    I found the source - it is called...

    NEW DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING

    This is truly the first new emergency preparedness information in over 50 years. Duck and Cover is outdated and should not be used. Standing in doorways during an earthquake is dangerous. The most experienced rescue organization in the world, American Rescue Team International of San Francisco, California and its founder, Doug Copp, explain in detail new emergency preparedness procedures that can save lives during disasters. Youll see actual footage of earthquake rescues, building collapse demonstration and in general, a new and effective way of preparing for earthquakes and natural or man-made disasters

    here's the youtube video link about this safety triangle

    the main website to purchase this video is at:

    http://www.trainingprofessionals.com

    2 years ago
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  2. Kevin Coughlin

    The safety triangle is simply not applicable in the U.S. Mr. Copp is not the expert he claims. His idea has been debunked time and time again yet it keeps coming back. Building design in the U.S. is more advanced than the "mud huts" that Mr. Copp first saw the "triangle of life".

    The triangle of life idea needs to go away.

    2 years ago
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  3. Melissa Melissa

    Okay Kevin... Is there a betther method than "duck and cover" and "triangle of life" out there? If no, what do you suggest?

    2 years ago
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