Table 2 Distribution of the study group according to the questions about the earthquake (n = 2317)
n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
First reaction during the earthquake | |||
Stayed in the same place | 342 | 14.8 | |
Sat down | 259 | 11.2 | |
Stood up | 66 | 2.8 | |
Hid under the desk or furniture | 112 | 4.8 | |
Ran out but trapped | 438 | 18.9 | |
Ran out of the building | 1096 | 47.3 | |
Others | 4 | 0.2 | |
The state of being trapped after the earthquake | |||
No | 1986 | 85.7 | |
Yes | 331 | 14.3 | |
Time spent under the debris | |||
0–2 h | 151 | 45.6 | |
3–8 h | 130 | 39.3 | |
9–24 h | 42 | 12.7 | |
2 or 3 days | 5 | 1.5 | |
4–7 days | 2 | 0.6 | |
Unknown | 1 | 0.3 | |
The state of getting injured during the earthquake | |||
No | 1987 | 85.8 | |
Yes | 330 | 14.2 | |
When the injury took place | |||
At the time of the first earthquake | 311 | 94.2 | |
At the 2nd earthquake | 16 | 4.8 | |
After the earthquake | 3 | 1.0 | |
Main cause of injury | |||
Falling from height | 11 | 3.3 | |
Coming in contact with a falling object | 182 | 55.2 | |
Being trapped under the debris | 86 | 26.1 | |
Sliding/tripping | 49 | 14.8 | |
Other | 2 | 0.6 | |
Injured area of the body | |||
Head | 34 | 10.3 | |
Neck and trunk | 89 | 27.0 | |
Hand-arm | 61 | 18.5 | |
Foot-leg | 146 | 44.2 | |
Loss of relatives | |||
First degree (Mother. father. spouse. child) | 397 | 17.1 | |
Second degree (Brother. uncle. cousin. etc.) | 1182 | 51.0 | |
No loss | 738 | 31.9 | |
Severity of house damage | |||
None | 36 | 1.6 | |
Slightly to moderately damaged | 434 | 18.8 | |
Severely damaged to be demolished | 1249 | 53.9 | |
Completely destroyed | 598 | 25.8 | |